A chaire is a ceramic container used to hold strong tea for tea ceremony.
It is usually covered with an ivory lid and covered with a shifuku.
It is said to have originated from the Ayano Kakibeta teapot used by Eisai Zenji, the founder of Kenninji Temple in Kyoto, to present tea seeds to Myoe of Toganoo in Rakusai when he returned from the Song dynasty. is said to be a repurposed container that was used for condiments and fragrances.
From its shape, the tea container is called katatsuki, which has a stiff shoulder, bunrin, which resembles an apple, eggplant, which resembles an eggplant, and bunrin and eggplant. They are classified by names such as ``Bunna'', ``Tsurukubi'', ``Marutsubo'', ``Omi'', and ``Shiribukura''.
In addition, tea containers are roughly classified into ``Karamono made in China'', ``Karamono'', ``Wamono'', and ``Island'' based on the production.
The classification of ``Karamono'' and ``Karamono'' is ambiguous, and the classification mainly depends on tradition.