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a+u Architecture and Urbanism November 2022 Special Issue
33 Japanese Teahouses From Rikyu- and Enshu- to Modern Times


INTRODUCTION:

This issue features 33 teahouses from the classical era of Sen no Rikyu and Enshu Kobori to the modern period. The sukiya-style architecture and sencha spaces that were influenced by the tea ceremony are addressed by focusing on the relationship between nature and teahouses. With its selection of photographs and detail drawings, this issue is an easily understandable introduction to the culture and architecture of the tea ceremony.

Guest editor, Kunio Kirisako

(Tea house researcher, Vice Principal of Kyoto Architectural College)




Plans of 33 Teahouses 4


Essay: Architecture that Mirrors Nature 10

Kirisako Kunio


Conversation: Teahouse as an Object 18

Ishigami Junya and Kirisako Kunio


[Renowned Classics]

Taian, Myōkian 27

Shōnantei, Saihōji 33

Ennan, Yabunouchike 39

Joan, Urakuen 44

Bōsen, Kohōan, Daitokuji 51

Yōsuitei, Taikō-Sansō 57

Tōshintei, Minase Jingū 61

Fushin’an, Omote Senke 66

Zangetsutei, Omote Senke 70

Konnichian, Ura Senke 75

Yūin, Ura Senke 79

Teigyokuken, Shinjuan, Daitokuji 84

Kōrin’an and Shoin, Jikōin 91

Yodominoseki, Saio-in 97

Sa’an and Kasumidokonoseki, Gyokurin’in, Daitokuji 103

Kagetsurō, Hagi City Shōin Jinja 109

Kanden’an and Kougetsutei, Arisawa Sansō 112

Nejikagonoseki, Nanzanjyusō Sho-wa Museum of Art 116

Seikōken, Seisonkaku 122


Essay:

The History of Tearooms from the Perspective of Wabi-Suki and Kirei-Sabi

– Imaginary Spaces: Mountain Retreats in Urban Contexts 128

Kirisako Kunio


Sukiya and Affinity to Literati Art

Chōshūkaku, Sankeien 133

Ichijō Ekan Sanso- 138

Teahouse at the Shūgakuin Detached Palace 145

Shōkintei, Katsura Detached Palace 149

Kanchōrō, Nakatzu Bansho-en 156

Sanshisuimeisho 161

Sankatei, Seisonkaku 165


Modern Architecture and Tea Ceremony Spaces

Kōseiin 171

Hakuundv Chaen, Hakone Gōra Park 177

Shikunshien, Kitamura Museum 182

Hasshōkan 187

Kasuien, The Westin Miyako Kyoto 193

Yūshintei, Japanese-Style Annex, State Guest House Akasaka Palace 196

Seiutei, Shirotori Garden 203


Appendix:

Tea Ceremony Etiquette and the Basics of Teahouse 208

Kirisako Kunio


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Publisher: A+U Publishing Co., Ltd., Tokyo

Paperback, 224pages

Size: 220mm x 292mm x 12mm (8.7 X 11.5 X 0.5 inches)

Weight: approx 750g

Language: English / Japanese


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