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花押 — adding a box gives you the opportunity to add your
花押!
取合わせ: If there's a live flower, no flower patterns; if you use a black
茶碗, you can't use a black
棗.
道具 are private, reflecting the
茶人's taste (→ 好み)and aspiration.
Hatakeyama Issei:
A tea devotee will not reveal to others what kind of tea utensils he has in his private collection. At a tea gathering, an event based on the principle of 一期一会, the element of suspense as to what utensils will be used is essential. (Funnily, his collection ended up in a museum)
道具 (千家十職)
But there are others, called the 出入かた
metal things (made by
中川浄益)
paper things (made officially by
奥村吉兵衛):
bamboo things (made officially by
黒田正玄):
茶杓 (even though exactly that, a
茶人 makes themselves)
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textiles (made officially by
土田友湖; but I got a bunch of
龍村-made
古帛紗, too)
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lacquered things (made by
中村宗哲)
cast-iron things (
大西清右衛門):
Miyazu looks really high quality and rather expensive, and good for looking up names of items.
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wooden, non-bamboo things (
駒沢利斎)
道具 (Elements)
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things related to water:
茶器
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Symbols has a list of designs that can be found on
棗, for example.