yojouhangiri　四畳半切

KEY WORD :　architecture / tea houses

Lit. four mats and a half cut. A firebox or hearth used in a 4 1/2 mat or larger tea ceremony room. As a rule, the fire box is positioned within the 1/2 mat bordered by the host's mat, *temaedatami 点前畳, and surrounded by three guests' mats. This is also known as a *dero 出炉, a firebox not placed within the area of the host's mat. Yojouhangiri can be positioned in both a normal position *hongatte 本勝手, and in a reverse position *gyakugatte 逆勝手. Examples in the normal position: Kairakuen Karouan 偕楽園何陋庵 (first half 19c), Ibaraki prefecture; reverse position: Ninnaji Hitoutei 仁和寺飛濤亭 (1789-1801), Kyoto, .

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*yojouhan 四畳半, *ro 炉, *sumiro 隅炉, *daimegiri 台目切.

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