folding screen

collocation in English

meaningsoffoldingandscreen

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folding
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈfəʊl.dɪŋ/us
/ˈfoʊl.dɪŋ/
A folding chair, bed, bicycle, etc. can be folded into a smaller size to make it easier to store ...
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screen
noun[C]
uk
/skriːn/us
/skriːn/
a flat surface in a cinema, on a television, or as part of a computer, on which pictures or words ...
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(Definition offoldingandscreenfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The performance was done on a two-panelfoldingscreenand performed in front of a group of guests.
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The illustration shows an elderly priest near the left border of the painting pushing open afoldingscreenbeyond which three court ladies are seated.
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He also produced many works onfoldingscreenpanels that featured up to six panels.
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The latter is a singular suite which could be divided by a built-infoldingscreenwall, separating it into childrens and master bedrooms.
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There is a single panel safety glassfoldingscreenwith a curved top line and the detachable side screens are stored behind the squab.
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Although he creates trays and other smaller items, he specializes in larger pieces such asfoldingscreenand especially boxes and chests.
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Many artists painted on paper or silk and applied it onto thefoldingscreen.
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The interior had a large living area, which could be subdivided with afoldingscreenof glazed doors to create smaller living spaces.
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Afoldingscreenwas often decorated with beautiful art; major themes included mythology, scenes of palace life, and nature.
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The room was furnished with a crystal chandelier, the baldachined royal bed, and afoldingscreen.
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The institutions, founded mainly for the education of the daughters of the nobility, are depicted on an extendingfoldingscreenof eight ivory miniatures, each within a pearl border.
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Sannan's regalia was a gold-paintedfoldingscreen.
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Some of the first uses of folding screens were rather practical.
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Many of the watercolors are linked to the woodblock prints, he also produced oil paintings, traditional hanging scrolls and a few "bybu" (folding screens).
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Folding screens were considered ideal ornaments for many painters to display their paintings and calligraphy on.
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Inside the hall sit twelve engraved folding screens.
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The dark interiors of castles were often decorated by artists, the spaces were separated up using sliding "fusuma" panels and "bybu" folding screens.
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Folding screens have many practical and decorative uses.
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He was a master of poetic matches and his poems to accompany pictures on folding screens were widely admired for their quality.
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Folding screens were originally made from wooden panels and painted on lacquered surfaces, eventually folding screens made from paper or silk became popular too.
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