furosaki byoubu　風炉先屏風

KEY WORD :　architecture / tea houses

Sometimes abbreviated to furosaki 風炉先. A partition used in a tea ceremony room *chashitsu 茶室. A low two-leaf folding screen *byoubu 屏風 used at the edge of the host's mat *temaedatami 点前畳, in a large tearoom. Often approximately 60cm high and 85cm wide. Often separates the host's mat from the guest's area *kyakuza 客座. Originally used as a windbreak for the portable brazier *furo 風炉, but also acquired an important decorative function, and served to divide the space within the room. Many materials and decorative designs were used: Sen Rikyuu 千利休 (1522-91) favored a black lacquered shinnuri 真塗, frame with white paper *torinoko 鳥の子, pasted on it. Painting, calligraphy and gold leaf were then applied to the outer surface. Furosaki byoubu of carved wood and ditch-reed were sometimes used in summer, while others were of green bamboo.

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