帳ちょう台だい構がまえ

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

• 書しょ院いん造づくりの座ざ敷しきには、帳ちょう台だい構がまえと呼よばれる装そう飾しょく的てきな出で入いり口ぐちが設もうけられることがある。

  In a shoin-style reception room, an ornamental doorway called a chōdaigamae is sometimes installed.