Glossary · L
Leak window
Also called leak windows, lou chuang, louchuang, lattice window, lattice windows
In the Chinese garden, an opening in a wall filled with a lattice of tile, brick or plaster in a decorative pattern, through which the next part of the garden is half seen.
See also: Moon gate
Where it appears in the book
In the chapters Gardens and Landscape.
A feature of Chinese garden architecture.
Nearby in the glossary
Lantern · Latina · Lattice girder · Leaded light · Lesene · Lierne · Light · Lintel