=====茶碗（ちゃわん）=====

===Caring===
   * New 茶碗: Immerse in lukewarm water for 30m, dry naturally; repeat for 1 week.
   * 楽: Immerse in lukewarm water a few minutes before use; but make sure not to keep it in water too long!
   * After use: Dry for 1 week before putting back into box
   * To close small holes: boil with rice water for 20m, wash and dry naturally.

===Types===
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=====筒茶碗（つつじゃわん）=====
   * There are also 半筒, which are handled like normal 茶碗.
   * 利休 owned two 筒茶碗: 
         * One made by Chōjiro four months before his suicide called 背高黒（せい　たか　くろ）, which is a bit of a simple name (meaning *tall, black*). It looks a lot like the one I made, actually.
         * The other one is a Korean 狂言袴（きょうげんばかま）one called 引木の鞘（ひきぎ　の　さや）
   * Picture below by [[http://chanoyu-to-wa.tumblr.com/post/105756526343/answers-to-several-questions|Burkus]]:

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   * These 茶碗 are used in [[shibori|筒茶碗絞り茶巾（つつじゃわん　しぼりじゃきん）]] 点前, which is performed in the cold winter. The shape of the 筒茶碗 preserves warmth, and the handling of the 茶碗, too, gives a sense of warmth.