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agesudo 揚簀戸		Lit. raised lattice door. A type of small middle gate or wicket *kido 木戸, used to…	Architecture, Tea Houses
agetekiri 上げ手切		A firebox that is cut into the upper part of the mat next to the host's mat *temae…	Architecture, Tea Houses
aidaruki 間垂木	✓	A treatment of the underside of a roof, with thin bamboo placed between rafters under the roof *…	Architecture, Tea Houses
ajiro 網代	✓	A woven or plaited wickerwork mat made of strips of bamboo sheathing, thin strips of cryptomeria, straight-grained…	Architecture, Tea Houses
amigasa 編笠	✓	One type of Korean style tea bowl *chawan 茶碗, with white brush strokes on the…	Architecture, Tea Houses
amigasamon 編笠門		Also written 網笠門. A wattle-hood gate. A simple gate used as a middle gate in a garden *…	Architecture, Tea Houses
arare koboshi 霰零し		Lit. scattered hail stones. A method of paving *tama-ishijiki 玉石敷, in…	Architecture, Tea Houses
arare kuzushi 霰崩	✓	Simplified hail stone style of round-stone paving *tama-ishijiki…	Architecture, Tea Houses
ararebai 霰灰	✓	A type of coarse ash used in a tea ceremony brazier. Usually it is covered with makibai 蒔灰, a finer ash with a…	Architecture, Tea Houses
arigoshi 蟻腰		The name of one section of a tea scoop. It is the deep indentation at the back part of a bamboo tea scoop *…	Architecture, Tea Houses
asagaokugi 朝顔釘	✓	Lit. morning glory nail. A two-pronged nail bent into a right angle for the purpose of hanging a flower vase. The nail…	Architecture, Tea Houses
baikenmon 梅軒門		Lit. plum eaves gate. Also written 梅見門. A type of gate used in tea gardens *roji…	Architecture, Tea Houses
bokuseki 墨跡		Black ink brush writing by Zen 禅 priests, as well as by laymen who practiced Zen meditations and wrote Buddhist sermons, or…	Architecture, Tea Houses
bokusekimado 墨蹟窓		A window on the side wall of an alcove *tokonoma 床の間, used to provide light…	Architecture, Tea Houses
Chadō hayagaten 茶道早合点		A tea ceremony manual compiled by Chin'a 珍阿 and published in two volumes in 1771.	Architecture, Tea Houses, Document
Chadō kyūbunroku 茶道旧聞録		A single volume of regulations for the tea ceremony by Fujimura Yōken 藤村庸軒 (1613-99), edited by his son Seiin 正員 (1650-1733…	Architecture, Tea Houses, Document
Chadō sentei 茶道筌蹄		Tea ceremony book, written by Inagaki Kyūsō 稲垣休叟 (1770-1819) in 1816, and published in 1847, printed with woodblocks.…	Architecture, Tea Houses, Document
chadōshiki chashitsu 茶堂式茶室		Also called dōshiki chashitsu 堂式茶室. A tea ceremony house which was designed freely according to a tea master's…	Architecture, Tea Houses
chagake 茶掛		A hanging scroll *kakemono 掛物 for the alcove of a tearoom, mounted…	Architecture, Tea Houses
chaire 茶入	✓	A tea caddy, usually ceramic, used to hold strong tea at a tea ceremony. Its dimensions vary, ranging from 3-15…	Architecture, Tea Houses
chaki 茶器		1　General term for tea ceremony utensils. See *chanoyu-no-dōgu…	Architecture, Tea Houses
chakin 茶巾		A small napkin used at a tea ceremony for wiping the tea bowl. Generally it is made from a linen cloth 30 cm…	Architecture, Tea Houses
chaniwa 茶庭		It is also called *roji 露地. Tea garden. The small garden through which one…	Architecture, Tea Houses
chanoyu 茶湯		Lit. the hot water for tea. Also known as sadō 茶道 or chadō. The ritual art of preparing and drinking…	Art History, Tea Houses, General Terms, Architecture
chanoyu no dōgu 茶湯の道具		Implements necessary for the tea ceremony. Generally classified according to: 1 implements to be displayed…	Architecture, Tea Houses
chanoyugama 茶湯釜		A cauldron, iron pot, or kettle. Also called *kama 釜 or chagama 茶釜. …	Architecture, Tea Houses
chasen 茶筅	✓	A tea whisk used to whip powdered green tea, matcha 抹茶, and hot water in a tea bowl until it froths. The whisk…	Architecture, Tea Houses
chashaku 茶杓	✓	Lit. tea scoop. A spoon-like utensil used to transfer powdered tea from a tea container *…	Architecture, Tea Houses
Chashiki kogetsu shō 茶式湖月抄		Three books in six volumes concerning the rituals and utensils used at tea ceremonies. These volumes were published in 1851…	Architecture, Tea Houses, Document
chashitsu 茶室		Room where the tea ceremony is performed or sometimes a whole building where such a room is the center. Styles can broadly…	Architecture, Tea Houses
Chasō kanwa 茶窓閑話		A four volume explanation of the method and history of tea ceremony by Chikamatsu Shigenori 近松成矩 (1695-1778), a vassal of…	Architecture, Tea Houses, Document
chatsubo 茶壷		Tea jar. Earthenware jars to store tea leaves, usually 30-40 cm in height and 30-35 cm in diameter. From the Kamakura until…	Architecture, Tea Houses
chawan 茶碗	✓	Also written 茶盗. 1　A generic term for ceramic wares called tōjiki 陶磁器 from the 9th to 16th…	Architecture, Tea Houses
chidori-ashi-uchi 千鳥足打ち		A staggered style of round-stone paving *tama-ishijiki 玉石敷…	Architecture, Tea Houses
chidorigake 千鳥掛		The method of off-setting alternate stepping stones *tobi-ishi 飛石 to create a…	Architecture, Tea Houses
chikaradake 力竹	✓	Also aibashira 間柱. A white bamboo post with an odd number of joints, which is positioned beneath the eave overhang…	Architecture, Tea Houses
chiriana 塵穴	✓	Dust or trash holes dug under the eaves of the tea hut *chashitsu 茶室, the…	Architecture, Tea Houses
chiriotoshi fusuma 塵落襖		Also called *kirihikite 切引手. The catch on a sliding door used in…	Architecture, Tea Houses
choku'uchi 直打		The method of arranging stepping stones *tobi-ishi 飛石 in a straight line. If…	Architecture, Tea Houses
chōzu-ishi 手水石		Lit. hand-washing stone. One of the seven trump stones *nanatsu-ishi 七つ石…	Architecture, Tea Houses
daime datami 台目畳		Also written 代目畳, 大目畳. A straw mat about three-quarters the length of a standard size mat, about 135-137 cm long. In Kyoto…	Architecture, Tea Houses
daimebashira 台目柱		Also called *nakabashira 中柱 or *…	Architecture, Tea Houses
daimedoko 台目床		An alcove *tokonoma 床の間, with a wooden base, found in a small tea ceremony…	Architecture, Tea Houses
daimegiri 台目切		A placement of the firebox or hearth inside the guest's mat which results in a smaller than normal size tatami mat…	Architecture, Tea Houses
dairo 大炉		Also called ōro. A tea-room firebox or hearth made larger than the normal 42 cm square. Measurements varied, but…	Architecture, Tea Houses
daisu 台子		A fairly large, portable, double-shelved display for tea ceremony utensils. Traditionally, it was used at the most formal…	Architecture, Tea Houses
dero 出炉		A fixed-hearth, ro 炉 or rodan 炉壇,…	Architecture, Tea Houses
dōangakoi 道安囲		Lit. dōan enclosure. Also called dōan zashiki 道安座敷 (dōan room). An enclosure used in a tea…	Architecture, Tea Houses
dōangakoi-no-seki 道安囲席		A tea ceremony room with an enclosure, *dōangakoi 道安囲 named after Sen Dōan 千道安 (1546-1606…	Architecture, Tea Houses
dōgu-datami 道具畳		Lit. implement mat. The straw mat, *tatami 畳, on which the host sits when he…	Architecture, Tea Houses
dōko 洞庫		Also written 洞戸, 道幸, 道古, 堂庫、or 道籠. A storage space for utensils used for the tea ceremony. The earliest type was probably a…	Architecture, Tea Houses
edazumi 枝炭	✓	Lit. branch charcoal. A type of charcoal which is both ornamental and easy to ignite, used in either a sunken hearth *…	Architecture, Tea Houses
emyōbuta 慧明蓋		The domed lid of a tea ceremony kettle with an indentation or depressed area around the knob. Sometimes called a fuji…	Architecture, Tea Houses
ensōdoko 円窓床	✓	Also written 円相床; also marumadodoko 丸窓床. A circular window placed in the center of the rear wall of an alcove *…	Architecture, Tea Houses
fukasanjō 深三畳		Also fukasanjō-no-seki 深三畳席. A tea ceremony room of three mats. One of the mats is about one quarter normal size,…	Architecture, Tea Houses
fukurodana 袋棚		Also fukurotodana 袋戸棚 or tenbukuro 天袋. Lit. enclosed shelf. 1　A small cupboard…	Architecture, Tea Houses, Folk Dwellings
fukurodoko 袋床		Lit. pouch or pocket alcove. An alcove, *tokonoma 床の間, characterized by a…	Architecture, Tea Houses
fukurokakekugi 袋掛釘		Lit. bag-hanging nail. A bamboo or iron nail inserted into the middle post, *…	Architecture, Tea Houses
fukusa 袱紗		Also chabukusa 茶袱紗. A thick silk cloth used by the host at a tea ceremony to wipe tea bowls, *…	Architecture, Tea Houses
fumi-ishi 踏石	✓	Lit. stepping stone. The stone placed directly under the crawl door entrance, *…	Architecture, Tea Houses
fumikomi-datami 踏込畳		A straw mat, *tatami 畳, which is placed adjacent to the door from which the…	Architecture, Tea Houses
fumikomidoko 踏込床	✓	Also fungomidoko ふんごみ床. An alcove, *tokonoma 床の間, with a board floor…	Architecture, Tea Houses
fuminugiishi 踏脱石		Lit. one of the trump stones, *yaku-ishi 役石, at the guest's entrance to the…	Architecture, Tea Houses
fumiwake-ishi 踏分石	✓	Lit. path-dividing stone. A type of trump stone, *yaku-ishi 役石. A stepping…	Architecture, Tea Houses
furo 風炉	✓	A portable brazier used in the spring and summer seasons when the hearth or fire-box, *ro…	Architecture, Tea Houses
furosaki byōbu 風炉先屏風		Sometimes abbreviated to furosaki 風炉先. A partition used in a tea ceremony room *…	Architecture, Tea Houses
furosakimado 風炉先窓		Lit. window in front of stove. A window opened in the wall by the host's mat, *…	Architecture, Tea Houses
futaoki 蓋置	✓	A stand, made of ceramic, bamboo, or metal, on which the lid of a tea ceremony kettle is placed. When the cover is placed on…	Architecture, Tea Houses
gakumi-ishi 額見石		Lit. plaque-viewing stone. One of the trump stones *yakui-ishi 役石 in the…	Architecture, Tea Houses
gamamushiro tenjō 蒲蓆天井	✓	Also called gamatenjō 蒲天井. A wood-board ceiling to which reed-mace, braided straw or rush mats are attached.…	Architecture, Tea Houses
gangidana 雁木棚		Also aikidana 合木棚 or kangidana 函木棚. An alcove in a *shoin…	Architecture, Folk Dwellings, Tea Houses
ganro-no-seki 丸炉席		Also called chadō 茶堂. A tea ceremony room *chashitsu 茶室 which…	Architecture, Tea Houses
ganro 丸炉		Also called *ganro-no-seki 丸炉席. A cylindrical iron stove used in a tea…	Architecture, Tea Houses
ganwaridoko 龕破床		Also called ganaidoko, gangōdoko 龕合床. An alcove with the floor board the same height as the matted room, a…	Architecture, Tea Houses
garan-ishi 伽藍石		Also garanseki 伽藍石. Lit. temple stone. A base stone from a ruined temple used as a stepping stone *…	Architecture, Tea Houses
gensōdoko 原叟床		A style of alcove *tokonoma 床の間, attributed to Kakukasai Sōsa 覚々斎宗左…	Architecture, Tea Houses
gezadoko-no-seki 下座床の席		A tearoom with a decorative alcove *tokonoma 床の間 placed behind the host's mat…	Architecture, Tea Houses
gezadoko 下座床		Lit. lower seat alcove. An alcove *tokonoma 床の間, positioned behind the host's…	Architecture, Tea Houses
gyakugatte 逆勝手		The reverse arrangement of the fire-box or hearth in a tea ceremony room, or when the guest's mat *…	Architecture, Tea Houses
hachiro 八炉	✓	The eight basic ways of positioning a hearth, ro 炉, in a tea ceremony room, …	Architecture, Tea Houses
hakamagoshi 袴腰	✓	1　A trapezoidal form created on top of the posts that frame the host's entrance *…	Architecture, Tea Houses, Structures, Buildings
hakamazuri-ishi 袴ずり石		Lit. hakama 袴 brushing stone. A name for the front stone in a stone grouping arranged around a low basin *…	Architecture, Tea Houses
hanaire 花入		A container for displaying flowers, or a flower vase. Generally, there are three types found in tea ceremony rooms *…	Architecture, Tea Houses
hanakugi 花釘	✓	A nail used to hang a flower vase in a tea ceremonyroom *chashitsu 茶室. Some…	Architecture, Tea Houses
hanme 半目		Also called hankirime 半切目. Wale next to the binding of a straw mat *tatami…	Architecture, Tea Houses
hanmekiri 半目切		Also called *hanme 半目; kogirime 小切目. The partially exposed wale next to…	Architecture, Tea Houses
hasami shikii kamoi 挟敷居鴨居		The threshold and head jamb used for a single sliding door at the guest's entrance *…	Architecture, Tea Houses
hashirakugi 柱釘		Also *hanakugi 花釘. A nail on which a flower vase can be hung. It is nailed…	Architecture, Tea Houses
hatsu-no-ishi 初の石		Lit. first stone. The stone nearest the crawl-in entrance *nijiriguchi…	Architecture, Tea Houses
hengaku 扁額		1　Also called *gaku 額. A tablet or board, framed or unframed, on…	Architecture, Tea Houses, Art History, Painting
hibashi 火箸		Also called koji 火筋 or hisuji. Lit. fire-chopsticks. Charcoal tongs. A pair of metal chopsticks used for…	Architecture, Tea Houses
hikidake 引竹		Transverse finishing bamboo attached to a sleeve wall *sodekabe 袖壁. It is…	Architecture, Tea Houses
hirakishōji 開障子		A translucent paper-covered frame attached to a door jam by a socket hinge hijitsubo 肘壷 or chōtsugai 蝶番,…	Architecture, Tea Houses
hirasanjō 平三畳	✓	Also hirasanjō-no-seki 平三畳席. A three-mat tea ceremony room *chashitsu…	Architecture, Tea Houses
hiroma 広間		1　The generic term used for a large room occupying the full cross section of a building in Edo period…	Architecture, Aristocratic Dwellings, Tea Houses, Folk Dwellings
hirukan 蛭環	✓	Also hirukagi 蛭鈎 or hirukugi 蛭釘. Lit. leech hook. A pothook attached to the ceiling of the tea ceremony…	Architecture, Tea Houses
hishaku 柄杓		1　A utensil with a long handle and dipper used to ladle hot water from the kettle, or cold water from the…	Architecture, Tea Houses
hōdateguchi 方立口	✓	Also hōtateguchi. An entrance to a tea ceremony room *chashitsu…	Architecture, Tea Houses
hondoko 本床	✓	A formal alcove *tokonoma 床の間 in a large *…	Architecture, Tea Houses
hongatte 本勝手		Also called migigatte 右勝手. The so-called normal arrangement for most tea ceremony rooms *…	Architecture, Tea Houses