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Kumiko panels slot together and remain in place through pressure alone, and that pressure is achieved through meticulously calculating, cutting, and arranging interweaving joints. The end result is a complex pattern that is used primarily in the creation of shoji doors and screens. Traditionally, the wood of choice was the hinoki cypress.
A tatami room surrounded by paper shoji (paper outside, lattice inside). The shoji are surrounded by an engawa (porch/corridor); the engawa is surrounded by garasu-do, all-glass sliding panels. A shoji ( 障 しょう 子 じ, Japanese pronunciation: [ɕo: (d)ʑi]) is a door, window or room divider used in traditional Japanese architecture ...
Mona Lisa Overdrive is a science fiction novel by American-Canadian writer William Gibson, published in 1988.It is the final novel of the cyberpunk Sprawl trilogy, following Neuromancer and Count Zero, taking place eight years after the events of the latter.
Oliveros (right) playing in Mexico City in 2006. Pauline Oliveros (May 30, 1932 – November 24, 2016) was an American composer, accordionist and a central figure in the development of post-war experimental and electronic music.
Disordered piling. Disordered piling (乱石積, ransekizumi) is a Japanese wall -building technique consisting of large number of small stones packed tightly together. [1] It was used in some Japanese castle walls to create a wall that was difficult to climb. As it became more sophisticated it evolved into a technique known as burdock piling.
Burdock piling (牛蒡積み, gobouzumi) is an advanced Japanese technique for building stone walls, named after the resemblance of the rough stones used to the ovate shapes of the blossoms of Japanese burdock plants. [1] [2] It was used to build ishi gaki (石垣), sloped stone walls which make up the foundations of many Japanese castles, such ...
Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter is a 2014 American drama film co-written and directed by David Zellner. [3] [4] The film stars Rinko Kikuchi, Nobuyuki Katsube, Shirley Venard, David Zellner, Nathan Zellner, and Kanako Higashi. Alexander Payne and Kikuchi serve as executive producers. The story is based on the urban legend surrounding Takako Konishi ...
Education. University of California, Los Angeles. Occupation. Actress. Years active. 1986–present. Tamlyn Naomi Tomita (born January 27, 1966) [1] is an American actress. She made her screen debut as Kumiko in The Karate Kid Part II (1986) and reprised the character for the streaming series Cobra Kai (2021). She is also well known for her ...