hachiro　八炉

KEY WORD :　architecture / tea houses

The eight basic ways of positioning a hearth *ro 炉, in a tea ceremony room *chashitsu 茶室. They include: *yojouhangiri 四畳半切 (a hearth cut in a half-size mat), *daimegiri 台目切 (a hearth cut in a small-size mat), these two are called *dero 出炉 meaning a hearth set outside the host's mat ; *mukougiri 向切 (a hearth cut inside the host's mat) and *sumiro 隅炉 (a hearth cut in the host's mat but in the corner of the room). The latter two are called *iriro 入炉. These four arrangements can be placed in a normal position *hongatte 本勝手, with the hearth on the left side, the host's place in front of it and guests on the host's right, or in a reverse position *gyakugatte 逆勝手, with the hearth on the right and the guests to the left of the host. Not all eight positions are widely used however. Generally, the normal positions are used more often, while those in the reverse position are rarely used.

sumiro hongatte 隅炉本勝手  sumiro gyakugatte 隅炉逆勝手 *ro 炉 *temaedatami  点前畳 *kyakudatami  客畳 *ro 炉 *temaedatami  点前畳 *kyakudatami  客畳 　   mukougiri hongatte 向切本勝手  mukougiri gyakugatte 向切逆勝手 *mukou-ita 向板 *ro 炉 *temaedatami  点前畳 *kyakudatami  客畳 *mukou-ita 向板 *ro 炉 *temaedatami  点前畳 *kyakudatami  客畳 　  daimegiri hongatte 台目切本勝手  daimegiri gyakugatte 台目切逆勝手 *temaedatami  点前畳 *ro 炉 *kyakudatami  客畳 *temaedatami  点前畳 *ro 炉 *kyakudatami  客畳 　  yojouhangiri hongatte 四畳半切本勝手  yojouhangiri gyakugatte 四畳半切逆勝手 　 *temaedatami  点前畳 *ro 炉 　 *kyakudatami  客畳 　 *temaedatami  点前畳 *ro 炉 　 *kyakudatami  客畳

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