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- Used in large rooms
- 16 lines away from middle of 畳
- If the wood grain is visible, the base of the tree is on the side farther away from the guest (so it cannot be really used for 逆勝手)
Types
- Today, there are 'five canonical 台子', which are the 真台子, 及台子, 竹台子, …; 爪紅（つまぐれ）; but of course, there are also a bunch more.
- 真 台子 in 利休型; made from ヒノキ lacquered in 真塗; with square posts of 2.4 cm. Top shelf is 91.5 ╳ 42.4 ╳ 1.8 cm and larger than the bottom, which is 90 ╳ 42.6 ╳ 4.2, height is 66.7 cm.
- 及台子（きゅう）, because it looks like a gate to pass through. 2 legs with decorations; top shelf may have ふでがえし to prevent brush from falling off. Upper shelf is smaller than lower one, which is 90.6 ╳ 42.4 (again), and the whole thing is 55.4 cm high.
- 高麗（こうらい）, Korean, favoured by Sōtan because the king of りゅうきゅう gave him one like this; he used it with a peach motif 皆具 he had from 利休. It 68.2 ╳ 36.4 ╳ 32.3 in total (which seems super small!)
- 竹, made of paulownia. All plates are 75.1 ╳ 38.6; height is 54.8; originally only intended for 炉; in 風炉 a small 風炉 must be used.
- 爪紅（つまぐれ） (red fingernail) with red lacquered edges
- Also, the 長板 goes in this category; it's conceptually the bottom shelf of the 真台子. In 風炉, it's 84.8 ╳ 36.4 ╳ 1.8; in 炉 its 72.7 ╳ 30.3 ╳ 1.2. You can use the 長板 with only a 水指 rather than the “full display”, but you should only do this if the 水指 is 名物.
点前
- Differences between 濃茶 and 薄茶 are pronounced: In the former, you cannot move the 釜 lid with the 柄杓 in hand, with the latter you can. With the former, 拝見 begins when 建水 is back; in the latter, host comes in with 建水 for the conversation.
- In the old times, it was preferable to have a 皆具 with all different metals.
- When picking up 火箸, turn them so your palm faces up. R, L up, then R bottom to turn. Keep tips together until you reach the 杓立て.