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tsukubai

traditional Japanese ritual washbasin
Class type of: chōzubachi, garden ornament Q2389237

Facts

8 properties
Instance of
garden feature, water feature[4]
Location
roji, chaniwa[7][8]
Subclass of
chōzubachi, garden ornament
Has use
hand washing, ritual purification, landscape[9][10][11]
Connects with
suikinkutsu, stepping stones, yaku-ishi[15][16][17]
Made from material
building stone[6]
Named after
squatting position[5]
Native label
つくばい, 蹲踞, 手水構え[12][13][14]
🏷️ Also known as
en tsukubai da Tsukubai-opsætning fa تسوکوبای ja 蹲 ja 蹲踞 ja 手水構え ja ちょうずがまえ ja つくばい ko 쓰쿠바이 ru Цукубаи uk Цукубай
🔖 Identifiers · 4
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Ryoan-ji National Treasure World heritage Kyoto 国宝・世界遺産 龍安寺 京都36.JPG ↗
Freebase ID
/m/0h4jh6
JAANUS ID
t/tsukubai
Pixiv Encyclopedia ID
つくばい

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🔗 Connections
Belongs to 2
Japanese garden, roji
Connects with 2
suikinkutsu, stepping stones
Has use 2
hand washing, ritual purification
Subclass of 2
chōzubachi, garden ornament
← Connects with 2
suikinkutsu, stepping stones
Instance of 1
water feature
Location 1
roji
Made from material 1
building stone
Named after 1
squatting position
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Summary

tsukubai is a garden feature[1]. tsukubai is a type of chōzubachi[2] and garden ornament[3].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . Kenchiku-gaku Yōgo Jiten (Dai 2-han). wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . Kenchiku-gaku Yōgo Jiten (Dai 2-han). wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . Encyclopedia of Architecture and Building (2nd edition). wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 24w ago · Hirho · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Location → roji, chaniwa
    Aliases → —
    Subclass of → —
    Instance of → —
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|6 */ Native label: つくばい"
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