Nobutatsu Tansai Japanese Tea House Pop-Up Architectural Models
SPEC.RARE.0297
Ohio State University Libraries Special Collections
1.22 Cubic feet
circa 1820s-circa 1850s
A Japanese tea house (chashitsu) is a free-standing building designed to be used for the Japanese tea ceremony (chanoyu). Pop-up architectural models or drawings (okoshi-ezu) were used during the Edo period in Japan (1603-1868) mainly to model tea houses. The Nobutatsu Tansai Japanese Tea House Pop-Up Architectural Models, dated circa 1820s-circa 1850s, contain Japanese tea house (chashitsu) pop-up architectural models or drawings (okoshi-ezu) created by Nobutatsu Tansai. The models were stored in a wooden box that has a contents list attached to the lid.
(1) 5" letter document box; (1) 2.5" letter document box; (1) card box
Japanese
Tansai, Nobutatsu
Arrangement of Materials
The collection is arranged in the order established by the creator, who numbered each item. The numbers are written on the items and in the contents list attached to the lid of box in which the materials were stored.
Acquisitions Information
Accession No. RARE.2024.0071: Purchased, 2019 July
Preferred Citation
[identification of item], Nobutatsu Tansai Japanese Tea House Pop-Up Architectural Models, SPEC.RARE.0297, Rare Books and Manuscripts Library, Ohio State University
Access to Materials
Materials in this collection are available for use, but may be used in the Thompson Library Special Collections reading room only.
Use of Materials
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Processing Information
Processed by: David Mezick, 2024 September; Finding aid written by: David Mezick, 2024 September
Historical Note
A Japanese tea house (chashitsu) is a free-standing building designed to be used for the Japanese tea ceremony (chanoyu). Pop-up architectural models or drawings (okoshi-ezu) were used during the Edo period in Japan (1603-1868) mainly to model tea houses. The models document the dimensions of these buildings as well as design details and interior decorations. They are made with a sturdy handmade paper (washi) with drawings and writing on each side that can be unfolded to create a three dimensional structure.
Nobutatsu Tansai was a creator of okoshi-ezu for Japanese tea houses.
Scope and Contents
The Nobutatsu Tansai Japanese Tea House Pop-Up Architectural Models, dated circa 1820s-circa 1850s, contain Japanese tea house (chashitsu) pop-up architectural models or drawings (okoshi-ezu) created by Nobutatsu Tansai. The models were stored in a wooden box that has a contents list attached to the lid. In addition to models of tea houses, the collection includes models of other structures involved in the Japanese tea ceremony (chanoyu), such as waiting huts (yoritsuki) and roofed arbors (koshikake). The buildings and structures shown in the models are from the 13th to the 19th centuries and were designed by Sen-no-Rikyu and others. Included are models of the Fushin-an and Myoki-an tea houses in Kyoto. The models were probably created in Kyoto, Japan. The creator gave each model a number and a title or description, both of which are written in Japanese on the item and in the contents list. The models are listed in the collection inventory by their number, since the titles have not been translated.
General Note
Forms part of the Herman J. Albrecht Library of Historical Architecture.
Tansai, Nobutatsu
Architectural models
Architectural models--Japan--Kyoto--19th century
Chashitsu (Japanese tearooms)--Japan--Kyoto--19th century
Chashitsu (Japanese tearooms)--Japan--Kyoto--Design and plans--19th century
Japanese tea ceremony--Japan--Kyoto--19th century
Modelmakers--Japan--Kyoto--19th century
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