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An abbreviation of fusen no chouzubachi •zς‚ΜŽθ…”«. A type of water basin *chouzubachi Žθ…”«. The best example of the fusen is found in the tea garden *roji ˜I’n of the San'unshou ŽR‰_° at Kohouan ŒΗβɈΑ, Daitokuji ‘ε“ΏŽ› in Kyoto; the design is attributed to Kobori Enshuu ¬–x‰“B (1579-1647). The basin is round, with a square depression for water in the center. The Chinese characters •z and ς, pronounced fu and sen in Japanese, are carved to the left and right of the central waterpool. The word fusen refers to copper coins circulated in the Northern Zhou province of China.
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*zenigata mizubachi ‘KŒ`…”«
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