In the later Muromachi period, drinking tea was popular even among ordinary people, while in formal tea ceremonies, expensive Chinese utensils called 'karamono' (particularly, utensils with popular names were called 'Meibutsu (tea utensils)') were in use.
室町時代後期、喫茶は庶民の間まで広まっていたが、正式な茶会では高価な中国製の道具である「唐物」（特に愛称の付けられた道具を「名物(茶道具)」と呼んだ）が用いられていた。