Chabudai

A chabudai (卓袱台 or 茶袱台 or 茶部台) is a short-legged table used in traditional Japanese homes.

In the winter, the chabudai is often replaced by a kotatsu, another type of short-legged table equipped with a removable top and a heater underneath.

[2] After the rise of the chabudai around 1920, the custom of commensality emerged in Japan where families have dinner together around a singular table.

[3] Large dishes are placed in the middle of the chabudai to be shared, and individuals take a portion of their desired food.

It describes the act of violently upending a chabudai as an expression of anger, frustration, and disapproval.