@
fumi-ishi@“¥Î
KEY WORD :@architecture / tea houses
@
Lit. stepping stone. The stone placed directly under the crawl door entrance *nijiriguchi çWŒû, of a tea ceremony hut *chashitsu ’ƒŽº. One of the trump stones *yaku-ishi –ðÎ, because of its placement closest to the chashitsu, it is also called the first stone *hatsu-no-ishi ‰‚ÌÎ. It is considered best to arrange the fumi-ishi so that the guest kneeling on it will be close to the floor of the nijiriguchi, to facilitate easy entrance. Therefore, a somewhat large stone with a flat top is used, and it is placed about 18cm away from the chashitsu so that the top is about 36cm below the entrance sill. The height of the fumi-ishi depends on the height if the nijiriguchi. Next to the fumi-ishi are the falling stone *ochi-ishi —ŽÎ, and the mounting stone *nori-ishi æÎ. Occasionally, the term fumi-ishi refers to two of the trump stones located in the ornamental toilet *sunasetchin »á‰B. According to *CHADOU SENTEI ’ƒ“¹â£’û (1816), the stone at the entrance to the sunasetchin is called the under-the-door stone, toshita-no-ishi ŒË‰º‚ÌÎ, while the stones to either side are called fumi-ishi. They are divided into the front stone *mae-ishi ‘OÎ, and the foot rest stone, ashikake-ishi ‘«Š|Î.
@

a) fumi-ishi “¥Î@b) *ochi-ishi —ŽÎ@c) *nori-ishi æÎ
Toudaiji Isui-en Seishuu'an “Œ‘厛ˆË…‰€´GˆÁ (Nara)

@
REFERENCES:
*koshikake machiai ˜Š|‘Ò‡, *dan ’i
EXTERNAL LINKS: 
@@
NOTES
@

(C)2001 Japanese Architecture and Art Net Users System.@No reproduction or republication without written permission.
Œfڂ̃eƒLƒXƒgEŽÊ^EƒCƒ‰ƒXƒg‚È‚ÇA‘S‚ẴRƒ“ƒeƒ“ƒc‚Ì–³’f•¡»E“]Ú‚ð‹Ö‚¶‚Ü‚·B
@