Tea Ceremony (Tamagawa Enshu-ryu) - (1) Detailed Etiquette for Various Utensils - Fine points not mentioned in the transmission books

[Furo (Portable Brazier)]

<<The kettle is placed on a board>>

=Placement of the Chakin (Tea Cloth)=

⭐Koita (Small Board)⏬️

⭐Oita (Large Board)⏬️

⭐Nagaita (Long Board)⏬️

✅️Place the [Chakin] within the orange or yellow borders on the Koita, Oita, and Nagaita. ⏬️After opening the kettle lid, move the Chakin onto [the top of the kettle lid].

[Ro (Sunken Hearth) Procedure]

<<When the water container is placed on the Koita, Oita, or Nagaita>>

・Move the position of the orange border ⏫️ →① →② Purify in the [same direction] using the Fukusa in the direction of the arrows.

<<When using a shelf>>

•Do not place it on the lid of the water container; [after opening the kettle lid, place the Chakin on the kettle lid].

⭐Koicha (Thick Tea)

=How to purify the placement area for the Chakin and the tea caddy lid=

<Koita, Oita, Nagaita, Shelf>

・For thick tea (koicha), since you place the ✅️tea container lid✅️ in the position where you would place the 《chakin》 for thin tea (usucha), the position of the chakin moves from the right edge of the large board to the "left edge".
・Purify with the fukusa [starting from the left edge] where the [chakin] is placed.
・Refer to the red arrows enclosed in orange in the illustration above...
※Facing outward on the left side
←①
※Facing inward
②→
After turning it back
※Facing outward on the right edge
③→
※Facing inward
←④
Purify it, take the [chakin] out of the tea bowl, and place it on the [left edge].
(The process ends with the left side ② and the right side ④ being purified while facing inward.)
・In the case of a shelf, purify two places: the front of the water container lid and the right edge of the hearth frame.

⭐How to create foam for thin tea (matcha)

<Good example>

<Bad example - does not foam>

・If you whisk in a circular motion, the matcha just rotates horizontally and does not foam much, so please practice moving your wrists up and down with the tea whisk, even though it is strenuous.

⭐Types of incense suitable for the four seasons

Incense used for the wind furnace (furo) kettle from spring to autumn

・Called koboku (fragrant wood), when doing the initial charcoal (shozumi), place [3 pieces] scattered on top of the charcoal.
・The case for holding the fragrant wood should be a flat wooden or lacquerware container.

Incense used for the hearth (ro) kettle in winter

・Called neriko (kneaded incense), for the initial charcoal, use fire tongs to place [3 pieces] on top of the charcoal.
・The case for holding the neriko should be a container made of ceramic or pottery that matches the atmosphere of the room and environment.

・At the end, while holding the wet lid rest in your left hand, use the thumb of your right hand to wipe ① and ② in a "ko" shape (the Japanese character 'ko').

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