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[aprikotea]

Jouou-Dana and Will I ever understand Kagetsu

Just a fun fact as starter (because I keep forgetting it): The tabacoo tray always marks the seat of the shokyaku (first guest). And by the way, we don’t smoke during tea ceremony. It’s something that was probably done in past. But nowadays it is just a custom to mark the seat.

There is so much I could weite about the tea practice in January. After joining usucha and koicha as a guest, I got to join kagetsu. It is kind of a game where you draw lots to decide who will prepare the matcha and who will drink it. We do this really rearly because the rules are a bit hard to understand and only a few people know them fully.

Please don’t ask me for details. Even though I did it four times already now, I don’t understand them. To me it feels like they are always a bit different. But that’s probably because I always don’t remember the last time. Anyhow, it is really fun and creates an easygoing atmosphere.

Even though I prepared a matcha during kagetsu, I also got to practice a separate temae. We used a self called jouou-dana as we usually do during January. It has some tweaks to it.

The mizusashi is inside behind the right door. You pull it out only 1/3. And you have to do this right at the beginning. Otherwise other utensils will get in the way and you won’t be able to get it out.

You always open the doors with two hands and start with the hand that is further away.

Even though this self is used with the winter kettle the natsume and chasen are placed in the center of the self.

The lit of the mizusashi is place outside on the left side.

At the end, the hishaku and futaoki are decorated inside the self behind the left door.

When you fill up the mizusashi with water, you pull it out completely. At this time, the lit is place above it and inside the groove of the self.

I joined my current sensei last year January. Starting to use the same utensils like last year again really makes me feel how time flies. I am really thankful and learned so much in this year.

Also btw, for koicha I could join the special tea room from last time again. How blessed can one be?! 😌

[unyteaguy]

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