Zabuton

Zabuton ( Japanese 座 布 団 ) is a traditional Japanese seat cushion.

A woman writing sitting on a zabuton, photo by Kusakabe Kimbei , around 1900

In contrast to the round enza , the zabuton is square, filled and comes from the beginning of the Edo period . Here it replaced the Enza in private households. In the temples and shrines, however, the Enza was kept. The forerunner of the zabuton was the shitone, reserved for aristocratic households . The zabuton is mainly made of cotton, sometimes linen or silk. Much less often it is made of leather or washi paper. The Zabuton can with a zaisu be used (seat chair).

In the Zen meditation ( Zazen ) the Zabuton serves as a base for the Meditiationskissen ( Zafu ), sitting on the meditating.

When a subordinate fighter in sumo wins against a yokozuna (highest rank in sumo), the spectators throw their zabuton into the ring. Since yokozuna traditionally play the last fight of a tournament day, that's not a problem.

Web links

Commons : Zabuton  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Kazuko Koizumi: Traditional Japanese Furniture . 1986, ISBN 0-87011-722-X , pp. 99 .