Edo hyogu includes mounted scrolls as well as folding screens and fusuma. Tokyo’s technical reference treats their underlying construction separately, so a decorative border does not describe the whole job.
Technique and structure
For scrolls, the account requires wrinkle-free first lining and additional lining that evens the material’s thickness and stiffness. The final backing is worked with smoothing and beating brushes. For screens, the specified hinge construction instead uses strong washi with an aisa spacer to form looseness in the joint. A lining layer and a paper hinge therefore have different tasks: one prepares the mounted material, while the other belongs to the screen’s articulation.
A commission starts with the object
The reference separately lists paper, textile, frame components and starch paste. Identifying a visible textile border alone cannot establish the backing or the construction supporting it.
For international readers
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日本語
江戸表具：軸物の裏打ちと屏風の蝶番を読む
江戸表具の資料は、軸物の肌裏打ち・増裏打ち・上裏打ちと、屏風の羽根付けを分けています。裏打ちでは厚みや腰を揃え、屏風の蝶番は強靭な和紙と合差でゆるみを作ります。装飾の裂地だけでなく、見えない層と可動部を読み分ける解説です。