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 initial stages of the Japanese tea ceremony, portions of large reception areas were used for tea-making, 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.