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Kan'un-tei

かんうんてい
An eight-mat room at Urasenke, built in 1788. Part of the Urasenke Residence, an Important Cultural Property; private.

An eight-mat room at Urasenke, said to reflect the taste of Sen Sōtan. It is part of the "Urasenke Residence," designated an Important Cultural Property in 1976; the Agency for Cultural Affairs lists it as "Kan'un-tei (eight mats, with alcove, Yanagi-no-ma and attached writing alcove)." While most of the residence is dated to around 1839, Kan'un-tei is dated to 1788.

It is marked by shoin-style design: eight mats with a full one-ken alcove, a one-mat anteroom and a built-in writing alcove. The same residence also includes the small rooms Konnichi-an and Yū-in.

A private room of the head family; not open to the public.

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Kabuto-mon gate of Urasenke Konnichi-an (photo of the site)
Kabuto-mon gate of Urasenke Konnichi-an (photo of the site)Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 3.0 / it:User:Adriano
Stone marker for Konnichi-an beside the Urasenke gate (photo of the site)
Stone marker for Konnichi-an beside the Urasenke gate (photo of the site)Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0 / Tksb
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