Water cooler
Reading ゆざましAlso written 湯ざまし
Follow the water into the open bowl and out through its pouring lip. In a Japanese sencha preparation, a yuzamashi holds water while it cools before reaching the leaves. Its open rim also makes the water level easy to see.
On this page
- 1Body
- 2Spout
- 3Base
In use#
MAFF’s sencha lesson shows the cooling vessel beside the teapot and cups. Water is cooled before it enters the kyūsu. The same lesson also describes cooling and measuring water in the drinking cups. The choice of vessel belongs to that preparation, rather than a compulsory sequence for every Japanese tea service.
農林水産省《茶の淹れ方マニュアル》 · PDF 4–6
Form#
The open bowl has a projecting pouring lip and a low foot. Look at the rim to distinguish the lip from a handle. Its exterior shape does not measure cooling speed.
Capacity#
Measure the individual vessel to the intended fill level. Exterior dimensions and the form name do not determine working volume. Published product capacities belong to the named model.
Object and context#
The manual’s 5–10 °C drop per transfer is approximate and explicitly depends on season, vessel size and material. It is not a calibration for this drawing. The Korean sukwu has a separately documented cooling role in the Korean encyclopedia. The shared action supports a functional comparison, while each page retains its own examples and terminology.
農林水産省《茶の淹れ方マニュアル》 · PDF 4–6
Other recorded fields#
- Ambiguities
- Note: The word has two senses: the vessel and the cooled water itself. Only the vessel is meant here.5
Sources#
Status and editorial notes sources cited
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