monomi-ishi 物見石
KEY WORD : architecture / tea houses
 
Lit. scenery-viewing stone. An alternate name for the *gakumi-ishi 額見石, the stone from which the tea house *chashitsu 茶室 and virtually all elements of the *roji 露地 or tea garden can be seen. It is usually placed between the middle gate *chuumon 中門 and the water basin *tsukubai 蹲踞, but sometimes is placed in the outer tea garden *sotoroji 外露地.
 
 

 
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