Shoji screens, translucent room dividers made of washi paper stretched over a wooden frame, date back to the Kamakura period. While shoji refers to the sliding doors or screens themselves, kude refers to intricate patterns and designs created using small wooden pieces. Kude shoji is a form of kumiko, a Japanese woodworking craft known for its precision and beauty. To ensure that all of the pieces of wood fit together without gaps, the craftsmen must be extremely precise; even an error of 0.1 mm is not permitted. Geometric patterns like kagome (lattice) and nature patterns such as hemp leaf are common in Kude shoji, and each has its own meaning.