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| + | ====お香==== | ||
| + | * The Japanese use 聞香 or 聞く, //to listen// for incense. Morita explains: the Mahayana sutra says that in Buddha' | ||
| + | * There are 2 main schools: しの, which is more warrior-like and focused on rules; and おいえ, which is more focused on the games. | ||
| + | * To describe the aroma, the Japanese use 5 //tastes//: | ||
| + | * Pungent, grassy, like burning cayenne | ||
| + | * Sweet, like honey | ||
| + | * Tart or sour, like the Japanese plum | ||
| + | * Salty, like the taste of sweat or drying sea weed | ||
| + | * Bitter, like herb medicine | ||
| + | * Furthermore, | ||
| + | * 伽羅, elegant, touch of bitterness. Aristocratic. | ||
| + | * 羅国, sharp, pungent, similar to sandalwood. Bitter, warrior-like, | ||
| + | * 真那賀, light, none of the 5 tastes prevail. Shallow, nihilistic, like a young, mysterious woman. | ||
| + | * 真那蛮, sweet, unsettling, makes one feel alone. | ||
| + | * 寸門多羅, | ||
| + | * 佐曽羅, cool and sour. Monk-like. Summer scene. | ||
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| + | ====香 in CNY==== | ||
| + | * We normally use 白檀 or 沈香, but not 伽羅 | ||
| + | * It is only formally part of CNY in the 七事式; but if you wanted to incorporate it into a 茶事, you could do it, provided you have a special incense, before or after 炭, leaving away the incense laying. | ||
| + | * In the 七事式, we use 沈香; not 白檀. You also use 沈香 in the 香合 for displaying it in the 床の間 to elevate it. | ||
| + | * People used to carry しの袋 in their sleeve where they have some special incense with them. | ||
| + | * This is used in one of the 七事式, where the host provides the main incense, and one of the guests will add one which they' | ||
| + | * The うぐいす that is used in 香道 to pin some scoresheet to the mat is the same as the うぐいす in 茶箱 (where it is bent) | ||
| + | * To clean the 銀葉, cook strong 番茶 and rinse it in there. | ||
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| + | ====香炉==== | ||
| + | * The 火箸 make a hole almost too big, so better to use the うぐいす! | ||
| + | * 裏千家 makes the whole surface flat, and only adds one line where the front is. | ||
| + | * I prefer the 香道 way with the many lines | ||
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| + | ====点前==== | ||
| + | * official 裏千家 is black lacquer tray and white 楽 香炉; | ||
| + | * Use a woman' | ||
| + | * Use special 香箸, which are squared so they don't wiggle around on the tray. I've seen some made of 伽羅 wood as well. | ||
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| + | * Assistant brings 香盆 to first guest, returns to entry | ||
| + | * Host asks the first guest to 「どうぞお香を」 | ||
| + | * Check with R if 香炉' | ||
| + | * Then slide up to the 盆 | ||
| + | * Open 重香合' | ||
| + | * Close lid, open second tier | ||
| + | * Take 銀葉鋏, take the 銀葉, hold your pulse and place it on the ash | ||
| + | * Press the 銀葉 slightly with the nail of your R ring finger, which is the cleanest, since it barely touches anything; also holding your pulse. | ||
| + | * Take paper, open the bottom flap, then take 火箸, open the top flap and side flats. | ||
| + | * Take 香 snippet from top and bottom, and while holding it with the 火箸 fold the paper again, except for the bottom flap. Place it on the L, again 2 lines away from the border; and then put the incense, holding your pulse. | ||
| + | * Close the paper completely, and put it on R again | ||
| + | * Sample sniff without turning, then put to the next guest inside. | ||
| + | * Close 重香合, open lid again, put paper in and close. Slide back. | ||
| + | * The 香炉 is turned counter-clockwise (to differentiate it from the tea); and passed between guests on the inside. | ||
| + | * Be careful when doing 感謝, lest the incense slips off its plate. | ||
| + | * The last guest won't turn the 香炉 after listening, but instead bring it to the first guest and put it to the L from the 盆 (from the first guests perspective). They will listen, then put it on the tray again. | ||
| + | * The host will say that the 香 should stay in the room, the first guest will slide forward, turn the 盆 and the assistant will put it in the 床, to the 下座 of the flowers even. | ||
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| + | ====点前 (two 香)==== | ||
| + | * しの袋 with 2 香, 2 mica plates in, it will be in everyone' | ||
| + | * first guest does like 且座 | ||
| + | * then you take out しの袋, which you open like a 長緒 | ||
| + | * First 銀葉 is square, second one is diagonal (♦️) | ||
| + | * After using it, women put it in the left sleeve from behind; men into the right sleeve. | ||
| + | * Host says leave 香 as it is, and add 本香, put the second one to the L side, and the 本香 in the middle (only for senju) | ||
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| + | ====火入れ==== | ||
| + | * 火入れ are different, usually prepared with 水屋火箸 | ||
| + | * It shows to the guests that everything is under control | ||
| + | * I got a video by Kimika where she demonstrates it | ||
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| ====練香==== | ====練香==== | ||
| - | * Ulrich | + | * Since the 練香 is very resinous, we don't use it in 風炉 (as it might hurt it) |
| - | * Shoyedo sais the must be aged for 3 to 5 years in ceramic jars. | + | * While 利休 said to use ceramics in winter and lacquered 香合 in summer, if you are using a non-ceramic 香合 with 練香, add a camelia leaf. This leaf is then dropped into the 炭斗 before 拝見! |
| - | | + | * A good general recipe is 4 parts smelly things, 1 part charcoal, 5 parts honey (by weight). That works quite well. |
| - | * 1 ts agarwood (じんこう) | + | * Ulrich |
| - | * 1 ts patchouli leaves (かっこう) | + | * Shoyedo sais the must be aged for 3 to 5 years in ceramic jars buried in wet soil. |
| - | * 1 ts nard (is it frankincense? | + | |
| - | * 1 ts clove | + | |
| - | * 0.25 ts star anise | + | |
| - | * 0.25 cinnamon bark | + | |
| - | * 0.5 benzoin | + | |
| - | * 0.25 borneol (竜脳) | + | |
| - | * 0.5 charcoal powder | + | |
| - | * 1 ts honey | + | |
| - | * [[https:// | + | |
| - | * You could also use labdanum for binding; or .5 to .75 dried fruit to 1 part of lose incense. Soak fruit overnight | + | |
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| - | * I actually got a set from [[https:// | + | |
| - | * On 14 XI 21 I tried blending about in Tbsp each: 1 Lilienwurzel, | ||
| + | ====Sources==== | ||
| + | * kyarazen has lots of articles! | ||
| + | * Morita' | ||