noun
ornamental doorway in a shoin-style reception suite
A decorative doorway found in the raised area of a traditional shoin-zukuri reception room. This is a specialized architectural term.
See also: 書院造り
書院造りの座敷には、帳台構えと呼ばれる装飾的な出入り口が設けられることがある。
In a shoin-style reception room, an ornamental doorway called a chōdaigamae is sometimes installed.
Shoin-zukuri is the architectural style in which 帳台構え appears; 帳台構え is a specific feature within that style.
Compound of 帳台 (chōdai, a curtained dais or raised area) and 構え (gamae, structure or framework). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term refers to the decorative framing around the entrance to the raised area in traditional shoin architecture.