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Kichō
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For the wife of Oda Nobunaga, see Nōhime.
"Sashikichō" redirects here. For the town in Okinawa, see Sashiki, Okinawa.
A kichō (几帳) is a portable multi-paneled silk partition supported by a T-pole.[1] It came into use in aristocratic households during and following the Heian period (794–1185) in Japan[2] when it became a standard piece of furniture.[3] Kichō are similar in appearance to a kabeshiro (壁代, wall-curtain), but are mounted on a free-standing stand rather than a lintel beam. They are less similar to noren, which do not include streamers to tie them up, and are generally used in different social settings.
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