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''Chaki'' (茶器) is a Japanese term that literally means "tea implement." In the vocabulary of Japanese tea ceremony, it broadly means (1) any implement used in the practice of ''chanoyu'', and more narrowly means (2) the caddy for the powdered green tea (''matcha'') used in the tea-making procedures, although usually this implies (3) the caddies used in the procedures for making thin tea (''usucha'').〔A Chanoyu Vocabulary: Practical Terms for the Way of Tea (Tankosha, 2007)〕 In this article, the term applies to definition 2. The caddies generally referred to as ''chaki'' are relatively small lidded containers, and are not storage vessels. In preparing to perform a tea-making procedure (''temae''), the host carefully selects the caddy for the ''matcha'' that will be used, and, as an important part of the preparations, neatly places the ''matcha'' into it. The ''chaki'' is chosen to harmonize with the other equipment used for the occasion, and the ''chaki'' is among the items the guests pay particular attention to. ''Chaki'' are classified both by material and shape, as well as by the type of tea preparation (thin tea or thick tea) for which they are used. ==Styles and classification== ''Chaki'' can be divided into two broad categories: those made of ceramic, and those made of wood or bamboo. Normally, ceramic ''chaki'' are for use in the procedures to make thick tea (''koicha''), and are called ''chaire'' (茶入, "tea container") or ''koicha-ki'' (濃茶器; "implement for thick tea"). Wood or bamboo ''chaki'' normally are for use in the procedures to make thin tea, and are also called ''usucha-ki'' (薄茶器, "implement for thin tea," often abbreviated ''usuki''). Commonly these are of the shape category called ''natsume'' (棗, "jujube"), and so ''usucha-ki'' in general tend to be loosely referred to as ''natsume''. Both ''chaire'' and ''natsume'' are further classified according to country of origin, materials and shape, and in some cases by potter or, in special cases, a name given to the object. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Chaki」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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