| Property |
Value |
| @id | the:ThresholdMotif |
| type | Art, Concept, Resource, Visual Analysis, Visual Arts |
| broader | Architectural Subjects, Formal Analysis, Interpretation, Subject Matter, visual art term |
| definition | A compositional subject centered on a doorway, gate, or passage that functions as a psychological boundary between accessible and inaccessible space. |
| inScheme | Watercolor Criticism Scheme |
| label | Threshold motif |
| scope note | Distinct from architectural framing device in that the threshold itself is the subject, not merely a compositional tool. |
| skos:altLabel | Doorway motif, Liminal entry |
| skos:exactMatch | Liminality |