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called nijiri agariguchi 躙上り口; nijirido 躙戸 and kuguriguchi
潜口. Lit. a crawl-in or wriggle-in entrance. An exceedingly small entrance for
guests in a rustic style tea ceremony room. Hosokawa Tadaoki 細川忠興 (also called
Sansai 三斎; 1563-1645) stated in his *HOSOKAWA
SANSAI CHASHO 細川三斉茶書 that "To enter the nijiri, one must first
put in one's hands and then one's head. Then one must bend down, kneel on one
knee, and slip in sideways." The standard measure of the entrance is 65cm H x
60cm W. The *NANBOUROKU 南方録
(16c-17c?) states that Sen Rikyuu 千利休 (1522-91) first created this type of entrance
in a two mat, nijou 二畳, tea ceremony room. Both the MATSUYANIKKI
松屋日記 and the SADOUSHISO DENSHO 茶道四祖伝書 state that Sen Rikyuu was intrigued
by a rough, small entrance, kuguriguchi, to a wharf near his residence
and therefore used it in a small tea room. The nijiriguchi is usually located
in a corner of the tea room opening onto a guest mat and one of the corner posts
serves as an upright for the door frame. The threshold *hitosuji
一筋, and lintel, hasami shikii kamoi 挟み敷居鴨居, are inserted into the bottom
and top of the entrance, and a small post *houdate
方立 is positioned on the opposite side of the pillar. A single wooden door is hung
and can be pulled toward the small post when opened. The door slides on a groove
about 1.8cm wide inside the lintel and threshold. Boards cover the door frame
from the outside and there is a latch inside the door for security. Examples:
Konchi-in Hassouseki 金地院八窓席, Kyoto, Nanshuuji Jissouan 南宗寺実相庵,, Osaka.. |
