洗い茶巾(あらい ちゃきん)
Procedure for midsummer, using a 平茶碗(ひら ちゃわん)or 馬だいら(ばだいら), filled with water, and, similarly to 筒茶椀(つつじゃわん), involves folding the 茶巾 in front of the guests.
Practise
left hand
concentration to the end
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の after 茶筅通し
rhythm
Preparation and 道具
点前
Main Differences:
Focus on 水
茶碗 is handled with both hands as long as there's the first water in it. (C sais it should be handled the same way during the entire
点前, but the internet and books disagree.) However, it should be handled much more naturally than during
貴人.
茶巾 (first climax in two parts)
Get bowl, get
茶巾, press lightly over
茶碗; fold and wring out over
建水.
Fold
茶巾 (when will I finally be able to do it?), and place on 釜葢 (going under the
柄杓).
Empty
茶碗 with both hands, and put down with
one hand /
two hands (?) (Maybe even pause after it?)
Now that the 茶碗 has been empty, it is handled like a normal 茶碗!
茶 (new movement: slower)
scoop tea (slow, no sound)
open 水指葢 (all the way in your center lest you drop it on the
茶碗) (fast)
make tea (holding from above) (slow)
serve tea (again, with one hand) (a bit faster, so it feels cooler?)
Tidying up (if necessary, but I think the
帛紗 should be avoided to not draw attention to the hot water)
Closing (slow on the 水)
get cold water (slow on the placing of the
柄杓 until I can do it really well)
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中仕舞い (move
茶碗 with R), then ポンポン (quiet) (pause), enjoy the last folding
水 (very slow) (and 湯返し)
Close 水指葢,
拝見; decorate 棚 with
柄杓 and
蓋置 (fast)
Notes