kutsunugi-ishi　沓脱石
KEY WORD :　architecture / general terms
　
Lit. shoe-removing stone. A flat-topped stone used for taking off one's shoes before entering a *shoin 書院 style tearoom. It is placed below the section of the verandah from where one enters or exits the structure. In rustic tearooms *souan 草庵, this stone is called the *fumi-ishi 踏石, ichiban-ishi 一番石 or *hatsu-no-ishi 初の石. Kutsunugi may also be written 沓解, 沓抜 or 履脱.
　

Jishouji Tougudou 慈照寺東求堂 (Kyoto)

　
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