See Also: shoji(dictionary)
shoji(encyclopedia)
Trubetskoy family(encyclopedia)
Trubetskoy , Nikolay (Sergeyevich)(encyclopedia)

Trubetskoy family (sh) and shoji (sh)


Trubetskoy family (sh)




Russian noble family influential in the 19th century.

One of its members, Sergey Petrovich Trubetskoy (1790-1860), was a leader in the Decembrist revolt. Other notable members included the religious philosopher brothers Sergey Trubetskoy (1862-1905) and Evgeny Trubetskoy (1863-1920) and Sergey's son, the linguist Nikolay Trubetskoy.


shoji (sh)




In Japanese architecture, sliding partition doors and windows made of a latticework wooden frame and covered with a tough, translucent white paper.

When closed, they softly diffuse light throughout the house. In summer they can be slid back or removed, opening the house to the outside
a desirable arrangement in Japan because of the extreme humidity. Shoji are a feature of the shoin-zukuri style.