ホモテナシ

• Lots of pictures

• 1.81m high, 床 1.21 wide (which is wider than the 畳 in front of it)
• 躙口（にじりぐち）is slightly larger than in later rooms, possibly to accommodate for 秀吉（ひでよし） ’s armour; with 79 cm high and 72 cm wide. Still, being so small, the small room seems larger!
• Rounded corners in the 床 (even the ceiling!), gives it a lot of depth
• Woods and walls are darkened, giving a 詫び effect
• Ceiling is slated, so the highest point is above where the guest sits.
• Both the host's and guest's 畳 are of equal size: Later on, the host would come to use a shorter 畳 to show deference to the guest; but 利休's idea was one of equality.

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