Other than walls, it was conventional pratice to use latticed shutters or sliding doors as a partition between indoor and outdoor spaces; these were extremely inconvenient, however, in that they gave no protection from the weather when open.
室外との隔ては、従来壁面を除き蔀戸や舞良戸が主体であり、開放すると雨風を防ぐ事ができず、誠に不便な建具であった。