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- Procedure for midsummer, using a 平茶碗 or 馬盥, filled with ample water, and, similarly to 筒茶椀, involves folding the 茶巾 in front of the guests.
- Usually done with 棚, to avoid having to bring in the 棗 with the 建水
➡️ Practised it without 棚 with Miya in VII 24, using the candle: The 棗 is always more important than the 茶碗, that's why usually it is brought in with the right hand. Now, since the 茶碗 is handled with two hands here, the 棗 is brought in with the 建水 out of convenience. But, if we're bringing in a candle with the 建水, it makes sense to bring in the 棗 before the 茶碗, because it is more important. In that case, place it directly in front of the 水指, or, akin to 台天目, already a bit to the right.
Preparation and 道具
- Use a 建水 that can make a sound, maybe I could even try a Klangschale (since this is somewhat the whole point of this 点前). Perfectly fine to use a metal 建水 (Miya 24).
- To use a crab 蓋置 could be cute, especially if I'm using my 平 茶碗 that looks like the Wadden Sea.
- Try emptying the 茶碗 before the 点前; with some, the water sticks to the side when you pour out the water slowly!
点前
- Focal Points: slow down a lot when placing the 柄杓 on the 釜 the first time, because afterwards follows the water games, and they are the heart of this 点前:
- the emptying of the 茶碗;
- the scooping of the tea,
- the last 水
- I would try to make little sound for other actions, such as 茶筅通, to give emphasis to the water.
- Main Differences:
- Focus on 水
- 茶碗 is handled with both hands as long as there's the first water in it. However, it should be handled much more naturally than during 貴人.
- Prelude (keep tension when leaving the room)
- Sit in door and pick up 茶碗 with both hands
- If 棚, place with both hands to the left; get 棗 with R, and get 茶碗 with a slight reholding (without stopping the motion). I presume this putting down the 茶碗 needs to be with lots of gravitas, so that the leaving of the room is hardly noticed.
- Otherwise bring 棗 when carrying 建水
- Unpack 建水, freshen up, breathe.
- Unpacking (slowing down for drama)
- Get 茶碗 with both hands, move 棗; clean it, get 茶杓 and clean it, unpack 茶筅 (bowl stays where it is for now!)
- Get 柄杓, open lid and slowly move down (because now comes the main part of the 点前!)
- 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 (Maybe even pause after it?)
- Now that the 茶碗 has been empty, it is handled like a normal 茶碗!
- ゆ (make feel cool and fast)
- Hot water, then 茶筅通し (hold from the side!), dump water with one hand (contrasting how you dumped the cold water before!)
- Dry, place down with one hand
- 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)
- Next Round? (fast)
- Closing (slow on the 水)
- get cold water (slow on the placing of the 柄杓 until I can do it really well)
- 茶筅通し (faster), 茶巾, 茶筅.
- 茶杓 (slower)
- 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)
- 拝見
- Get 棗 to 45° and clean (go slow only on the placing of the 棗)
- 茶杓
- Move to -15° to get 建水, come in again to get 茶碗 (with one hand, like a normal one).
- 水次
- Return to talk about the 道具
Notes
- When I practised this on 16 VIII 18 with Christine and on 11 VII 19, we used sweets served on a tray looking like a fan, and used a large 水指. The big 水指 made it all a bit tight to handle. I like it visually though!
