ichimonji　一文字
CATEGORY:　1. 2 art history / paintings,　3. architecture / gardens
　
1　Two strips of fabric directly above and below a painting measuring the exact width of the painting, forming a part of the mounting *hyougu 表具.

2　A technique used for shading in woodblock prints *ukiyo-e 浮世絵, See *ichimonji bokashi, 一文字ぼかし.

3　Lit. character one. A type of extremely thin and elongated oval water basin, *chouzubachi 手水鉢, with an indentation for the waterpool that resembles the character ichi 一 or "one." Good examples are seen in the gardens of the Toukaian 東海庵 at Myoushinji 妙心寺, the Kuroshoin 黒書院 at Nishihonganji 西本願寺, and at Yougenji 養源寺, Kyoto.
　
　

　
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