weak matcha
What is Continuous Thinning? In a tea ceremony, the order of the tea ceremony is koicha, kotan, and usucha. However, in cases where the hostess is in a hurry to return to her home among her guests, or when the hostess has a special intention and wishes to shorten the time, she skips kotan and […]
Snow on a red hearth (kouro-jou ittan-no yuki)
The original, Hekiganroku, Rule 69. A snowflake fell in a red-hot furnace. If one has gone through a thorny path of practice, there is no need to get caught up in or dragged down by anything. If the mind is on fire, it expresses the way miscellaneous thoughts and mental wanderings disappear. The trick to […]
Karamono Furnace Décor Points
Karamono-demono is one of the four styles of karamono-demono Karamono-desen is one of the four tea ceremony traditions of Urasenke. Karamono-desen is one of the four tea ceremony traditions of Urasenke. Karamono (ceramics) came from China Karamono refers mainly to ceramics imported from China. Tea masters especially prized the rare ceramics from the Song, Yuan, […]
Chatsudo box, wind furnace
What is a Chatsubako? Chatsubako is a tea service for serving two kinds of koicha (thick tea).Among the four Gaten, I think Chatsubako can be said to be “a tea that places emphasis on human relationships. Points to keep in mind when preparing food Do not touch the sliding doors when opening and closing them […]
Overlapping tea bowls, dark tea ceremony, furnace, and tea ceremony
Points to keep in mind when preparing food Handle with both hands because of the overlapping teacups.The process of making tea is the same as that of regular Koicha (thick tea).Do not finish the second bowl immediately after the first bowl is served.There is a tea container and a tea bowl in front of a […]
Points to keep in mind when preparing the Taitenmoku furnace.
Tendai Tenmoku” is one of the four tea ceremony styles of Urasenke. This is a tea ceremony in which the bowl is placed on the Tenmoku-dai (stand). Tenmoku tea bowls were prized for their excellent heat retention of tea and were used for important tea ceremonies such as Daiko-deme and Kijin-deme. Because both the tenmoku-chawan […]
Noon Tea Ceremony: The Role of Ozume
The basic tea ceremony is the noon tea ceremony held in the afternoon. There are also morning tea ceremonies in the early morning and evening tea ceremonies in the evening. The noon tea ceremony often begins between 11:30 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. and lasts about four hours. The flow is as follows. Hatsu-za (zen-za): Hatsu-tan-te, […]
Karamono Furnace Points of Conducting a Tea Ceremony
What is Karamono? This is one of the four tea ceremony traditions. This is a tea ceremony in which we handle a venerable karamono tea caddy. What is Karamono (ceramics)? Karamono refers mainly to ceramics imported from China. Tea masters especially prized the rare ceramics from the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties. Points to […]
