主屋座敷は日本住宅建築様式の初期の例である数寄屋造りである。数寄屋造りは、茶道やその他の伝統芸術の場としての特徴を有する。江戸時代には、富裕層の家に取り入れられ、形式ばらない各種の複合的な書院形式を意味するようになった。主な業務は、帳場(文字どおり、帳の場)と土間(土地)の中で行われた。土間は、日本の伝統的な家の「屋内」と「屋外」中間に位置している。
Title Center of the Home (Omoya, Choba, and Doma)
- Yamaguchi
- Topic(s):
- Historic Sites/Castle Ruins Public Works & Institutions (Museums, etc.)
- Medium/Media of Use:
- Pamphlet
- Text Length:
- ≤250 Words
- FY Prepared:
- 2018
- Associated Tourism Board:
- hagi・gaikokunokataniwakariyasuikaisetsubunseibisuishinkyogikai
- Associated Address:
- 1-1 Gofukumachi, Hagi-shi , Yamaguchi
English
The omoya zashiki is the reception suite of the main residential building and an early example of the sukiya zukuri style of Japanese residential architecture. The term sukiya originally referred to buildings that were used for tea ceremonies and evoked its refined tastes. The term sukiya zukuri has since come to denote an informal variant of the shoin style that incorporates teahouse aesthetics and has been used in the homes of the wealthy beginning in the Edo period. The family’s main business was conducted in the choba, literally the “ledger room,” and the doma (the “earth space”). The compacted earth floor of the doma serves as a transitional area between the indoor and outdoor spaces of a traditional Japanese home.