hanging curtain used as a wall (Heian period)
Archaic term for a fabric hanging used in place of a wall or partition during the Heian period. Compare とばり.
See also: 帳
In Heian-period aristocratic residences, hanging curtains were used as room dividers.
Compound of 垂れ (tare, 'hanging') + 布 (nuno, 'cloth'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term straightforwardly describes a hanging cloth used as a partition.