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silver folding screen
A 屏風 (folding screen) covered in silver leaf. Conceptually paired with the 金屏風 (gold screen) but quieter in impression, used for more subdued or refined settings.
銀屏風を立てる。
to set up a silver folding screen
茶室に銀屏風が飾られていた。
A silver folding screen was displayed in the tea room.
金屏風と銀屏風では受ける印象がだいぶ違う。
A gold screen and a silver screen give quite different impressions.
The silver-leaf counterpart of the 金屏風; calmer and more understated in feeling.
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- 屏風: folding screen
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