A furo is a tool used to light a fire and hang a kettle on it. Until Juko Murata first opened the hearth in a four-and-a-half tatami mat room, and Joo Takeno and Sen no Rikyu decided how to prepare the tea ceremony, the furo was used in the tea ceremony regardless of the four seasons. However, currently, the furo is used separately for summer and winter, and the furo is generally used from early May, around May 5th, to early November, around November 8th. . Of course, even in winter, if there is no fireplace, we use a furo.
The furo is said to have been brought back from China along with Buddhist altar fittings by Nanpo Jomyō in the early Kamakura period.
There are various types of furo, such as the earthen furnace, the tang copper furnace, the iron furnace, and the plate furnace, which are made from fired clay.
Depending on the use of the furo, there are two types of furo: the kirigake furo (kirigake furo), in which the kettle is hung directly on the shoulder of the furo without using a trivet; It is divided into two types: wooden furo, and furo in which a trivet is placed in the furo and hung on the kettle.
Depending on the shape of the furo, there are ``Kirai furo'', ``Korea furo'', ``Demon furo'', ``Mayu furo'', ``Tsuki furo'', ``Jouou furo'', ``Hokoto furo'' (Maekaki furo), `` Doan furnace, Marugama furnace, Shirihari furnace, Amida-do furnace, Daruma furnace, Chamtori furnace, Shikata furnace, Mayo Yoho furnace, Tsurukubi furnace, There are "Unryu furo", "Houou furo", "Ryukyu furo" and "Maru furo".
In addition, depending on each part of the furo, the crater has mokko, round, triangular, square, lozenge, fan, fan, pine bark, incense burner, suehiro, etc., and the kantsuki has a demon mask.・Lion face, dragon, elephant, sai, hajiki, Toyama, pine hat, conch shell, rabbit, bat, butterfly, etc. "Foot" includes nipples, pivot legs, elephant legs, demon legs, lion face legs, butterfly legs, and Karako. There are legs and round legs.
Depending on the type of furo, different ash molds are used, decorations to draw the crater and maekawarake to prevent the fire from escaping toward the temaeza. In addition, when placing a furo other than on a shelf such as a pedestal or a long board, always place it on the floor board.
