Tea ceremony room
in Nara 1
2-tatami middle board Upper seat floor
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View of the exterior
The crawling doorway,
latticework window,
base window,
and stepping stone are made of Ikoma stone.
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Open space and
waiting area to sit down
The pillars in the waiting area are made of knotty "ate (hiba false arborvitae)" log, which are good enough to be used as floor pillars.
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Another view of the exterior
The tea ceremony room was made later in the space where the RC structure was complicatedly built.
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Third view of the exterior
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View of the alcove from the crawling doorway
The floor post is made of old wood from a certain temple.
The floor frame is made of old chestnut.
Floor frame is made of cedar
All of them were prepared by the owner.
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View of the alcove from another angle
The middle board is made of old pine.
The furnace is "mukogiri".
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View from the tea ceremony entrance
The wraparound edge on the floor is made of sooty bamboo
The pole is a bamboo fukiyose of sooty woman bamboo.
The ceiling board is a sliced thin board of Kurobe cedar
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A view of the lower seat from the floor
The shadow of the bamboo screen appears on the shoji
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View of the tea ceremony entrance
Taiko sliding doors transmit light.
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View of the mizuya from the treadle
The table in the foreground is a foldable serving rack.
The "Mizuya" (facilities such as a kitchen) is designed according to Omotesenke's specifications.
