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  Japanese Garden Journal

Japanese Screens

This 4-page article is about Japanese screens.  Known as byobu, the Japanese screen is both artwork and furniture.  There are two main types of Japanese screens: multiple-panel Japanese screens that fold, and single-panel Japanese screens that have wooden feet to hold them upright.  Japanese screens are traditionally used primarily as furniture in a manner similar to a decorative partition or backdrop.  Westerners, however, like to hang Japanese screens on the wall in a manner similar to landscape paintings.

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