Forgetful seat - Forgetful seat

Japanese: 忘筌席 - ぼうせんせき

This is a tea house in Kohoan, a sub-temple of Daitokuji Temple in Kyoto. The building of Kohoan was the work of Kobori Enshu in his final years, but it burned down in 1793 (Kansei 5). It was soon rebuilt with the assistance of the Konoe family and Matsudaira Harusato (Fumai), and has been faithfully restored to its original appearance. The new guest hall was moved from the sub-temple Unrin-in, and the roof was completed in 1897, with the Bokenseki tea house built to the northwest of the guest hall. The room is 12 tatami mats in size, with a one-mat daidoko and a one-mat daidokiri hearth. It is in the perfect Shoin style, with nageshi (railed beams) on the corner pillars and attached walls, and a line of nageshi around the floor, creating a sense of calm by harmonizing the heavy axis with the delicate sand-sliding ceiling.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

京都大徳寺の塔頭（たつちゆう）孤篷庵（こほうあん）の茶室。孤篷庵の建物は小堀遠州最晩年の作品であったが，1793年(寛政5)に焼失した。まもなく近衛家や松平治郷(不昧)の援助を得て再興が図られ，遠州による創建当初の姿に忠実に復原された。新しい客殿は塔頭雲林院から移築され，97年上棟，忘筌席はその客殿の北西に建て継がれた。十二畳敷で，一間の出床を設け，その隣の一畳を点前座とし，炉は台目切であった。角柱，張付壁に長押（なげし）を打った完全な書院様式を備え，床回りにも一線に長押を打ち，重厚な軸部と華奢な砂摺天井を調和させて，落着きをつくり出している。

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