Edo hyogu comprises a wide range of different kinds of paper mountings, from fusuma (a uniquely Japanese kind of furniture that functions as an interior sliding door) and shoji screens (used to section off rooms and keep open air from blowing in, in recent times the term has come to refer to a particular kind of shoji screen, “akari-shoji,” made from affixing paper to a latticed wooden frame, allowing light to seep through), byobu (folding screens placed inside rooms as windbreaks or to obstruct views), kakejiku hanging scrolls (made for hanging paintings or calligraphic works in tokonoma alcoves in the home or on walls), or makimono scrolls (cylindrical books featuring painting or calligraphy that roll out lengthily on a horizontal axis). Repairing, repapering, and newly making these instruments is referred to as “art performed with water and brush,” and feature simple materials such as Japanese paper (called washi), fabric, water, and paste. The art form requires a high level of technique to both handle the thin, delicate paper used in the process and the brush itself.