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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
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 Burkus:
- These 茶碗 are used in 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.