Digital Collections

- 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
- Black incense container for furo season
- Incense burners and containers [lcsh]; Japanese tea ceremony [lcsh]
- Black lacquer incense container (kogo) with Wisteria crest in gold lacquer. Note how the crest also references the image of a butterfly.
- 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
- 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
- Feather brush
- Japanese tea ceremony [lcsh]; Tea making paraphernalia [lcsh]
- Feather brush (habouki) used when building the charcoal fire. In the furo season the wider portion of the feather is positioned to the right.
- Sokiku Nakatani Japanese Teaware Collection
- Ash container for charcoal temae
- Japanese tea ceremony [lcsh]; Tea making paraphernalia [lcsh]; Raku pottery [lcsh]
- Furo season ash container (haiki), in green raku glaze with gold highlights, for charcoal temae.
- Sokiku Nakatani Japanese Teaware Collection
- Ash spoon
- Japanese tea ceremony [lcsh]; Tea making paraphernalia [lcsh];
- Furo season ash spoon (haisaji) made of bronze with handle wrapped in bamboo sheath. This style was known to have been favored by Sen Rikyu (1522-1591).
- Sokiku Nakatani Japanese Teaware Collection
- Incense container in mulberry wood
- Japanese tea ceremony [lcsh]; Incense burners and containers [lcsh]
- Incense container for the furo season. In the warmer months of the years (traditionally May through October in Japan) the lighter scent of fragrant wood incense, such as sandalwood chips, is thought to be most refreshing. During these months, kogo...
- 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
- 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
- Yumyosai (1853-1917) favored Kamo Gawa basket for flowers
- Japanese tea ceremony [lcsh];
- The idea for the design of this basket came from a very old practice of controlling the flow of water in the Kamo River that flows through Kyoto by wrapping large stones in bamboo and placing them strategically. The bamboo tube inside the original...
- Sokiku Nakatani Japanese Teaware Collection
- Trivet for holding kama in furo
- Japanese tea ceremony [lcsh]; Tea making paraphernalia [lcsh]
- The identifying feature of the furo trivet is the opening between the two front legs which accomodate a fire baffle tile, known as maegawara. This controls the flow of air to the fire. The heads of the trivet may come in various shapes; these are...
- Sokiku Nakatani Japanese Teaware Collection
- Iron trivet to hold kama in furo
- Japanese tea ceremony [lcsh]; Tea making paraphernalia [lcsh];
- The identifying feature of the furo trivet is the opening between the two front legs, which accomodate a fire baffle tile, known as maegawara. This controls the flow of air to the fire. The heads of the trivet may come in various shapes; these are...
- Sokiku Nakatani Japanese Teaware Collection
- 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
- 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
- Reddish lacquer incense container for furo season
- Japanese tea ceremony [lcsh]; Incense burners and containers [lcsh]
- This reddish lacquer (tamenuri) incense container for the furo has a stylized bird motif.
- Sokiku Nakatani Japanese Teaware Collection