In Japan, a tsukubai (
Tsukubai are usually of stone, and are often provided with a small ladle, ready for use.[3] A supply of water may be provided via a bamboo pipe[3] called a kakei.
The famous tsukubai shown here stands in the grounds of the Ryōan-ji temple in Kyoto, and was donated by the feudal lord Tokugawa Mitsukuni.[4] The kanji written on the surface of the stone are without significance when read alone. If each is read in combination with
See also
edit- Suikinkutsu, a musical cave to drain handwashing water
- Chōzuya (or tsukubai), a Shinto water ablution pavilion
- Ritual purification
References
edit- ^ a b Must See in Kyoto. Kyoto: Japan Travel Bureau, Inc. 1991. p. 107. ISBN 4-533-00528-4.
- ^ a b Einarsen, John (2004). Zen and Kyoto. Kyoto: Uniplan Co, Inc. p. 133. ISBN 4-89704-202-X.
- ^ a b c d Setsuko, Kojima; Crane, Gene A (1991). Dictionary of Japanese Culture (1st American ed.). Union City, CA: Heian. pp. 369–70. ISBN 0893463361. OCLC 23738000.
- ^ a b Einarsen, John (2004). Zen and Kyoto. Kyoto: Uniplan Co, Inc. pp. 90–91. ISBN 4-89704-202-X.
- ^ a b "Tsukubai and Zenibachi, the Japanese Water Basins". Retrieved 3 March 2016.
External links
edit- Tsukubai Design & Construction - Tea instructor Elliot Mitchnick discusses the design and construction of the Tsukubai arrangement. (in English)