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A
- akaraku; red raku
- aotake; green bamboo
B
- badarai; shape of trough for farm animals
- benibachi; cone shaped ceramic furo
- bon; tray
- bunrin; apple shape thick tea container
C
- chabako; box for carrying tea utensils as a part of temae
- chafurui; tea powder strainer
- chaire; tea container, usually for thick tea
- chakin; linen cloth
- chakin otoshi; server for kojakins for thick tea
- chakin zutsu; ceramic cylinder for holding chakin
- chasen; tea whisk
- chasen kusenaoshi; tea whisk reshaper
- chashaku; tea scoop
- chaire; tea container, usually for thick tea
- chawan; tea bowl
- chidori ita; board for chakin during kinin kiyotsugi temae
- choshi; sake server
- chunatsume; mid-size natsume
D
- daijyunou; container to carry hot charcoal
- daisu; the original stand for tea ceremony
- dashifukusa; silk cloth for Omotesenke
E
- edazumi; white twig shaped charcoal
- enza; round woven straw seat cushion
F
- fuchidaka; lacquered sweet container with layered boxes
- fukusa; silk cloth
- fukusa basami; bag for fukusa and kaishi, etc.
- furidashi; small bottle for dry sweets for chabako
- furo; portable hearth
- furosaki byobu; 2 paneled screen for tea room
- futaoki; lid’s rest
G
- ginyou; mica chip for kou temae
- gomotsu bukuro; bag for storing tea bowl
- gotoku; iron trivet for kama
H
- habouki; feather brush
- hai; ash
- haiki; ash container
- haidai; stand for sake cups for kaiseki
- haisaji; ash spoon
- hakkebon; tray with I Ching symbols
- hakogaki; calligraphy written about the artist and utensil on the wooden box
- hanagatabon; tray shaped like flower petal
- hanaire; flower vase
- hi; trough for the tea scoop
- hibashi; metal chopsticks
- higashi; dry sweet
- hiirezumi; small charcoal for tabaco tray
- hikisakazuki; lacquered sake cup
- hirajawan; shallow summer tea bowl
- hiranatsume; flat shaped natsume
- hishaku; water ladle
- hishakutate; stand for hishaku
- houshogami; thick rice paper for covering the hole of furo
- hoyakouro; futaoki shaped like incense burner for Buddhist alter. One of 7 Rikyu’s futaokis
I
J
- jyukougou; 3 layered container for incense
K
- kaigu; matched set of utensils, mizusashi, shakutate, kensui and futaoki for daisu or nagaita
- kaiseki; light meal served for tea event
- kaishi; paper for sweets
- kakejiku; hanging scroll
- kakiawase; a type of lacquer finish which shows wood grains
- kama; kettle
- kamashiki; trivet for kama either made of paper or woven material
- kamasue; wooden rest for cleaning kama
- kannabe; sake server
- kao; signature stamp of grand master
- katatsuki; a shape with distinguished shoulder
- kazuho; tea whisk for thin tea
- kekkai; single panel divider placed near the furo
- kensui; waste water container
- kibako; wooden box
- kiku; chrysanthemum
- kimono; a long, wide-sleeved traditional robe worn with an obi
- kinindai; wooden tea bowl stand
- kiri; paulownia
- kizue; 4 panel boards for chabako temae
- kobukusa; small silk cloth
- koicha; thick tea
- koita; lacquered board for furo other than iron furo
- kojakin; small linen cloth for thick tea
- kou; incense
- kougou; incense container
- koutadon; small charcoal for incense burner
- koubon; tray for incense temae
- kuromoji; wooden fork used for eating sweets
- kuroraku; black raku
L
M
- maccha; powdered tea
- maegawara; front tile used to control air flow to sumi
- magemono; bent wooden tea utensils, mizusashi, mizutsugi and kensui
- mizusashi; water container
- mizutsugi; water ewer
- mizuya; preparation room
N
- nagaita; long board
- natsume; thin tea container shaped like jujube
- nuributa; lacquered lid for mizusashi
O
- obi; sash used with kimono
- okou; incense
- otsubukuro; silk bag for natsume for thick tea
- okiro; portable ro
P
Q
R
- raden; lacquered item with inlaid shell
- rikyubashi; chopsticks for guest
- ro; sunken hearth
- robuchi; frame for ro
S
- sashitoushi; a type of hishaku used with shakutate
- satsubako; a box for 2 tea containers
- shakutate; a stand for hishaku
- shikigawara; tile for iron furo
- shikishi; square paper board with calligraphy
- shikishikake; hanging scroll for shikishi
- shifuku; silk pouch
- shiteki; set of 4 ceramic tea containers
- sensu; fan
- sukiyabukuro; bag for fukusa, kaishi, etc.
- sumi; charcoal
T
- tabakobon; box or basket to hold tabaco items
- taikai; a type of thick tea container with large opening
- take; bamboo
- tana; shelf to display utensils
- tanzaku; rectangular shaped paper board with calligraphy
- tanzakukake; hanging scroll for tanzaku
- tatami; woven mat to cover tea room floor
- temae; tea-making movements/process
- tenmokudai; lacquered tea bowl stand
- tetsubin; tea kettle with spout
U
- uchishu; red lacquered finished inside
- usucha; thin tea
- usuki; thin tea container
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W
XYZ
- yamamichibon; tray with wavy edge
- yohoubon; square tray
- yoji; fork for sweet
- yunoko sukui; ladle for yuto
- yuto; hot water container for kaiseki
- yuzen; dye technich from Kyoto
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