2025-01-03 Guide to the Architectural Drawings of Teahouse for Yamada Soyu, circa 1930s SPEC.RARE.0295 Finding aid prepared by David Mezick Ohio State University Libraries Special Collections

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This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2025-01-06T17:08-0500 English Describing Archives: A Content Standard Architectural Drawings of Teahouse for Yamada Soyu SPEC.RARE.0295 Ohio State University Libraries Special Collections 0.3 Cubic feet circa 1930s A Japanese tea house (chashitsu) is a building designed to be used for the Japanese tea ceremony (chanoyu). Yamada Sōyū (Yamada Torajirō,1866-1957) was a Japanese businessman and tea ceremony master who helped to start diplomatic relations, trade, and cultural exchange between Japan and Turkey. The Architectural Drawings of Teahouse for Yamada Soyu, dated circa 1930s, contain several architectural drawings of the tea house designed to be built at the second residence of Yamada Sōyū. (3) oversize folders Japanese Unknown Arrangement of Materials

The collection is arranged in alphabetical order by folder title.

Acquisitions Information

Accession No. RARE.2024.0097: Purchased, 2019 April

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[identification of item], Architectural Drawings of Teahouse for Yamada Soyu, SPEC.RARE.0295, Rare Books and Manuscripts Library, Ohio State University

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Historical Note

A Japanese tea house (chashitsu) is a building designed to be used for the Japanese tea ceremony (chanoyu). The tea ceremony involves set practices for preparing the tea that were developed starting in the 16th century. Guests are also expect to follow a specific etiquette. The practices are taught at tea ceremony schools and take years to master.

Yamada Sōyū (Yamada Torajirō,1866-1957) was a Japanese businessman and tea ceremony master who helped to start diplomatic relations, trade, and cultural exchange between Japan and Turkey. At the age of fifteen, he was adopted by the tea ceremony master Yamada Sōju and took the name Yamada. He traveled to Istanbul, Turkey in 1892 and lived there until 1905. After returning to Japan, he took the name Yamada Sōyū and ran a tea ceremony school.

Scope and Contents

The Architectural Drawings of Teahouse for Yamada Soyu, dated circa 1930s, contain several architectural drawings of the Japanese tea house (chashitsu) designed to be built at the second residence of Yamada Sōyū (Yamada Torajirō). The drawings show the exterior and interior of the tea house and include two different versions of the design.

General Note

Forms part of the Herman J. Albrecht Library of Historical Architecture.

Yamada, Torajirō Architectural drawings (visual works) Architecture, Japanese--20th century Businessmen--Japan--20th century Chashitsu (Japanese tearooms)--Japan--Designs and plans--20th century Japanese tea ceremony--Japan--20th century Japanese tea masters--Japan--20th century Entrance sections, and floor and ceiling plans 1 circa 1930s Final exterior elevations and floor plan 2 circa 1930s Tea room, entrance, and preparation area sections 3 circa 1930s