funagata chouzubachi  舟形手水鉢
KEY WORD : architecture / gardens
 
Lit. boat shape. A type of functional or decorative water basin *chouzubachi 手水鉢, which utilizes a natural stone shaped like a boat. The major difference between fune-ishi 舟石 in dry gardens and funagata chouzubachi is the shallow waterpool carved into the top of the waterbasin.
 

Nagatomi 永富 house (Hyougo)

 
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