The layout of Shishinden, the state chamber of Heiankyu Dairi (the Emperor's residential compound in Heian-kyo (ancient capital in Kyoto)), consists of moya of 16.36 m wide in front with hisashi no ma in four directions, and the doors of the external partition are tsumado which is placed at the four corners of the enclosure and the center of kita-hisashi (room in the northern surrounding building) and a large Shitomido on bays which is opened by being pulled up inside during the daytime.
平安宮内裏の正殿である紫宸殿は、正面九間の母屋の四方に廂（ひさし）の間を設けた間取りであり、外部との仕切りの建具は四隅と北廂中央に妻戸を開く他、柱間に一枚の大きな蔀戸を設け、昼間は内側に釣り上げて開く。