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| - | =====History of Tea===== | ||
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| ====Tea in China==== | ====Tea in China==== | ||
| - | * In Chinese | + | * In Chinese T'ang dynasty (818-907), tea was popular in China. |
| * 785 the famous //chajing// by Lu Yu is written | * 785 the famous //chajing// by Lu Yu is written | ||
| * Tea drunk at that time was //dancha//: tea leaves are steamed, beaten into firm balls, which are then shaved into a powder and mixed with water, and sometimes additional spices. | * Tea drunk at that time was //dancha//: tea leaves are steamed, beaten into firm balls, which are then shaved into a powder and mixed with water, and sometimes additional spices. | ||
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| ====Tea comes to Japan==== | ====Tea comes to Japan==== | ||
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| ====Europeans arriving in Japan==== | ====Europeans arriving in Japan==== | ||
| - | * In [[restricted: | + | * In [[literature|CQ41]], it is described how the Christian missionaries arriving to Japan between around 1500 and 1600, were quite keen on CNY because they could get in touch with many people through it; and that 利休 learned about it, too (as exemplified by some of his 7 disciples being Christian - 3 say some, 5 others, 7 others still, arguing not all of them were openly |
| + | * Of 高山 うこん we know it for sure; and of 織部 also | ||
| * Portuguese or Spanish; either merchants (uninformed) or missionaries (who wrote great reports), eg Jesuit Luis Frois (1532-97) or Alessandro Valignano (1539-1606) | * Portuguese or Spanish; either merchants (uninformed) or missionaries (who wrote great reports), eg Jesuit Luis Frois (1532-97) or Alessandro Valignano (1539-1606) | ||
| * They appreciated CNY especially, since it was not tied to religion. | * They appreciated CNY especially, since it was not tied to religion. | ||
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| + | * Sen Soshitsu XV sais in [[literature|CQ41]] that the purification of utensils with a silk cloth and the purification of mouth and hands at the つくばい come from the Christian mass; but for me, that seems a bit far-fetched. He also compares the にじり口 to Matthew 7:13: //Enter by the narrow gate; ... for the gate is narrow and the way is hard, that leads to life, and those who find it are few.// (Again, I find this a tad too much, but it's a nice anecdote.) | ||
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| ====金森（かな もり）clan (~1550-1650) (CQ77)=== | ====金森（かな もり）clan (~1550-1650) (CQ77)=== | ||
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| ^ Japanese ^ English ^ | ^ Japanese ^ English ^ | ||
| - | | //Ori rikutsu\\ Kirei kippa wa\\ Tōtōmi\\ Ohime Sōwa ni\\ Musashi Sōtan// | Oribe is disputatious\\ Enshū has refined beauty\\ And a cutting blade. \\ Sōwa is princess-like \\ And Soōtan squalid. | | + | | //Ori rikutsu\\ Kirei kippa wa\\ Tōtōmi\\ Ohime Sōwa ni\\ Musashi Sōtan// | Oribe is disputatious\\ Enshū has refined beauty\\ And a cutting blade. \\ Sōwa is princess-like \\ And Sōtan squalid. | |
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| ====Sources==== | ====Sources==== | ||
| - | * [[Urasenke Chanoyu Handbook One]] | + | * [[literature|Urasenke Chanoyu Handbook One]] |