Before this, during the early development of the Japanese tea ceremony, corners of large reception rooms were partitioned off for tea-making, and there was no specific area or space designed for the preparations. According to A. L. Sadler, the earliest extant example of a space attached to a  (room intended for the tea ceremony) that is describable as a  exists at the Taian, a  designed by Sen no Rikyū.
Before this, during the early stages of the Japanese tea ceremony, sections of large reception areas were used for tea preparation, and there was no specific designated area or space for preparations. According to A. L. Sadler, the earliest known example of a room attached to (a room intended for the tea ceremony) that can be described as a  exists at the Taian, designed by Sen no Rikyū.