The utensil in which the tea is poured is the highest order, followed by chawan, chashaku, furogama (a tea kettle), mizusashi (a water jug), futaoki (rest for the lid of a teakettle), and kensui (waste-water container).
茶を入れる茶器が最も高く、次いで茶碗や茶杓、その後に風炉釜や水指・蓋置・建水などが続くとされる。