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Crouching Water Basin

蹲踞手水鉢

tsukubai-chozubachi

In a word

Crouching Water Basin is related to the quiet movement and ritual space of tea gardens and roji.

Overview

Crouching Water Basin belongs to the quiet world of tea gardens and roji. It shapes walking pace, purification, and the transition of mind before entering a tea space.

A gardener's perspective

In Crouching Water Basin, quietness and gesture matter more than display. The gardener shapes walking pace, pauses, and bodily movement through the space.

How to observe it in a garden

When observing Crouching Water Basin, notice movement, sound, reflection, and the edge of the water. The point is not only water itself, but how it changes the garden’s sense of time.

Also known as

Crouching Water Basin

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