Table of Contents

点前

There are two ways you can do the 点前:

  • Because the 茶碗 sits on a (conceptually) lacquered surface, you do 茶筅通し with L holding the 茶碗 from above.
  • The closing is: move 薄茶器・ポンポン, and then close 鉄瓶. (This somewhat corresponds to the more informal 中仕舞い. In 本仕舞い, you'd ポンポン, then move the 道具.)
  • 宗室 notes: Because it's such a simple 点前, there's no need to move away from いまえ when you leave with the 建水; but acknowledges that a lot of teachers teach it that way (including the new books). (Chanoyu Handbook One, 1980).

拝見

Of course, absolutely not part of this 点前, and if you feel you might end up in a situation where the guests might want to 拝見, why not do 千歳盆 to begin with…? In saying that, drawing inspiration from 千歳盆 (and 御所籠 and 卯の花):