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On 16 XI 24 I had to give a presentation for a group of 7. I had to be
濃茶 and
薄茶, we didn't have too much time, and I had forgot to pack a
茶入. Also, the place only has a
長板 with a
風炉 on it, but the presentation was already in November.
Because of that — and because I'm not one to shy away from fun variations — we had to do 包帛紗 重茶碗 続薄茶.
I could've done 二つ置き to relax things a little, but I didn't think of that.
In
濃茶 on the
長板, the lid is handled individually!
点前
In winter with 炉, you'd かまえ after you've poured the hot water. Here it's a bit unusual because you're using a 風炉 in winter.
茶筅通し, put
茶巾 again on the
水指 lid (after the 2
nd 茶碗 this changes!; and in
風炉 proper this is also different) and scoop tea from the
棗. When you do that, the
茶杓 points towards you and the position of the lid is like a
棗. Normally, you'd scoop 3 times and then dump the rest, but because we have a 2
nd 茶碗, we're just scooping. Because we're only scooping, there's also no need to wipe the rim of the
棗.
Open the
釜, then get
柄杓 and make tea. Serve it, and explain how many guests it's for.
After the first guest's first sip, inquire about the quality, then get the outer
茶碗.
Pour hot water, wipe it and after wiping, put the
茶巾 on the
釜 lid.
This time, when making tea, scoop 3 times, then dump the whole
棗. Now you have a reason to wipe the rim.