Japanese cypress (wood)

Esquema

Getty AAT: Materials (matter)

Jerarquía

<materials by origin> > biological material > plant material > <wood and wood products> > wood (plant material) > <wood by composition or origin> > softwood > cypress (wood)

Descripción

Wood of the Chamaecyparis obtusa tree, an evergreen native to Japan and East Asia. Wood is reddish-brown, fragrant, durable and fine grain. It is used for Shinto and Buddhist temples and other construction, furniture, and sculpture.

URI original del concepto

http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300380224

Otros términos

  • cypress, Japanese (wood) [en]
  • hinoki cypress (wood) [en]