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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).

釜

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):