Agura (seating equipment) - Agura

Japanese: あぐら（座具） - あぐら

… Judging from chairs on clay figurines, chairs are thought to have first been used in Japan in the 6th or 7th century. They are thought to have been introduced from China, but in ancient Japan they were written as ko-sho or go-sho and called agura. a is a word that has the same roots as ashi (foot) and kura (storehouse) or saddle, and describes the state of sitting on something high. …

From [Hu-shoku]

…It is also written as 'Kusyo'. In Japan, it is pronounced 'Agura'. Like the Japanese floor cushion, it has a leather rope stretched over the top and the legs crossed in an X shape. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Agura (sitting gear)" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…　日本で最初にいすが使われたのは，埴輪のいすから判断して6～7世紀ころからと考えられる。中国から伝えられたと思われるが，古代日本では胡床とか呉床と書いて，〈あぐら〉とよんでいた。アは足，クラは倉や鞍などと同根の言葉で高いものの上に乗る状態をあらわしている。…