japanese tea houses
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Japanese Tea Houses
Catrina Chen
November 6, 2012
Chashitsu
• Japanese tea ceremony (chanoyu)
artificiality, abstractness, symbolism and formalism
History
• first appeared in the Sengoku period (mid-15th century to early 17th century)– Chaos– Zen Buddhism– Built by Zen monks,
daimyo, samurai, merchants
– Simplicity & tranquility
History
• Before Edo period (ca. 1600)
• Called – chanoyu zashiki ( 茶湯座敷 ; "sitting room for
chanoyu")– sukiya (place for poetically-inclined aesthetic
pursuits 風流 such as chanoyu) – kakoi ( 囲 ; "partitioned-off space").
Basic Structure
Tatami mats
Tokonoma
(alcove)
kakejiku
Tokogamachi
Sadouguchi
Tokobashira
Tokobashira
Otoshigake (lintel)
Nijiriguchi
Nijiriguchi
Formats
Nijo
Naga-yojo
Nijo-Daime
Hira-Sanjo
Yojohan
Ichijo-Daime
Fuka-Sanjo
Old-Style Naga-yojo
Famous Tea Houses
• Kyoto
• 1618
• Urakusai
Jo-an
• Kyoto
• 1618
• Urakusai
Jo-an
• Kyoto
• 1618
• Urakusai
Jo-an
Tai-an• Sen Rikyu
• Kyoto
Tai-an• Sen Rikyu
• Kyoto
Zangetsu-tei (morning moon arbor)
• 1909
• Kyoto
Zangetsu-tei (morning moon arbor)
• 1909
• Kyoto
Ihoan Hut (cottage of lingering fragrance)
Shokin-tei
• 8 windows
Shokin-tei
Shokin-tei