Digital Collections

- Water ladle for brazier season
- Japanese tea ceremony [lcsh]; Tea making paraphernalia [lcsh]
- This hishaku is crafted in the traditional pattern for furo season, distinguished by a smaller cup appropriate to the furo kettle, and by an angled cut on the lower surface at the tip of the handle.
- Sokiku Nakatani Japanese Teaware Collection
- Vase for flowers
- Vases [lcsh]; Japanese tea ceremony [lcsh]
- Ceramic vase with ears. Although ceramic vases may be used in either the furo season (May through October when the enclosed brazier is used to heat the kettle) or the ro season (November through April when the sunken hearth is used), the...
- Sokiku Nakatani Japanese Teaware Collection
- Thin fresh water jar in Shigaraki style
- Japanese tea ceremony [lcsh]; Tea making paraphernalia [lcsh]; Shigaraki pottery [lcsh]
- This shape of mizusashi or fresh water jar is used in a particular tea procedure known as nakaoki, which occurs only in the last few weeks of October. As the chill of winter approaches (by Japanese reckoning winter runs from November through...
- Sokiku Nakatani Japanese Teaware Collection
- Lid rest in trivet shape
- Japanese tea ceremony [lcsh]; Tea making paraphernalia [lcsh]
- Lid rest, in the shape of a trivet for a kettle, that is part of the Rikyu Seven futaokii set, made in green and white raku glaze that resembles Oribe ware. This shape of futaoki is used only at times when a trivet is not present in the sunken...
- Sokiku Nakatani Japanese Teaware Collection
- Floorboard for brazier
- Japanese tea ceremony [lcsh]
- Koita are used to protect the floor under braziers (furo) made of bronze or ceramic. They also provide a strong visual element that anchors the furo arrangement. Though this koita is lacquered, the pleasing pattern of the wood grain has been...
- Sokiku Nakatani Japanese Teaware Collection
- Floorboard for brazier
- Japanese tea ceremony [lcsh]; Tea making paraphernalia [lcsh]
- Koita are used to protect the floor under braziers (furo) made of bronze or ceramic. They also provide a strong visual element that anchors the furo arrangement. Though this koita is lacquered, the pleasing pattern of the wood grain has been...
- Sokiku Nakatani Japanese Teaware Collection
- Bronze brazier
- Tea making paraphernalia [lcsh]; Japanese tea ceremony [lcsh]; Braziers [lcsh]
- Bronze brazier (furo) in the shape known as Doanburo. Sen Doan, son of the renowned teamaster Sen Rikyu favored this shape, hence its name.
- Sokiku Nakatani Japanese Teaware Collection
- Brazier with calligraphy
- Tea making paraphernalia [lcsh]; Japanese tea ceremony [lcsh]; Braziers [lcsh]
- Iron brazier (furo) on round wood baseboard. This example is unusual in that it does not have any opening for air to enter and feed the fire.
- Sokiku Nakatani Japanese Teaware Collection
- Brazier for small kettle
- Tea making paraphernalia [lcsh]; Japanese tea ceremony [lcsh]; Braziers [lcsh]
- Bizen-style, natural ash glad brazier in the shape known as benibachi. The small size makes it suitable for supporting the handled kettle used in chabako.
- Sokiku Nakatani Japanese Teaware Collection
- Brazier and kettle set
- Japanese tea ceremony [lcsh]; Tea making paraphernalia [lcsh]; Braziers [lcsh];
- This iron kettle (furo) is paired with a particular kettle (kama) as a set. It is crafted in the kimen style, supported by three legs in a tripod formation. The use of iron rather than bronze evokes an informal feeling. An opening at the front and...
- Sokiku Nakatani Japanese Teaware Collection