Hi!
Yesterday I had the first lesson of Japanese tea ceremony this year.
I was very nervous because I absented myself from the lesson for six months. In addition, my tea-ceremony teacher said that we held Kagetsu.
Kagetsu is a kind of exercise to keep calm and behave as occasion may require in a tearoom.
For this exercise five persons are needed. One makes tea (the host) and one drinks it (the main guest).
These roles are decided by drawing lots. For example, the lot of Hana (flower) means the role of the host. And we repeat this exercises again and again.
Drawing lots in Orisue (a special box of Kagetsu)
There are many designs of Orisue.
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The difficulty of Kagetsu is that decision of each role depends on luck and all five persons move and behave quickly and smoothly in a formal manner according to their own roles.
To me remembering the movement of foots is very difficult.
I'm afraid that someone makes tea many times over a day if she/he is out of luck ๐
Yesterday I played both roles, one each. This was as I expected!! ๐
๐กToday's wagashi๐ก
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| Omogashi on Kaishi (special paper napkin) |
Omogashi (fresh sweets for the tea ceremony) is usually eaten with Koicha (thick tea), but in the lesson my tea-ceremony teacher prepares it even though with Usucha (thin tea).
I like Omogashi better than Higashi (dry sweets for the tea ceremony), so I'm very glad ๐
This is named "Ekubo" (a cheek dimple). So cute! Like a baby smile๐
๐ผToday's flowers๐ฟ
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| Rape blossom and what?...A legume? |
Seasonal flowers are arranged in tea ceremony rooms.
Rape blossoms make me feel that spring is coming soon here !
๐ธToday's kimono๐
kimono: Tsumugi (Awawse). Yasan-shi (a thread of silk made by wild silkworms).
obi: Tsukuri-obi (Nagoya). The pattern is two Chinese lions.
If you are interested, please see 1st: How to make Tsukuri-obi !
Thank you for your reading!
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