ホモテナシ

Seven group exercises created by Yūgensai (Urasenke VIII), his brother Joshinsai (Omotesenke VII) and his Zen master, Mugaku Sōen.

• kagetsu no shiki, normally the first exercise to be learned.
• 且座之式（しゃざ　の　しき）, good as second step.
• mawarizumi no shiki (for 炉)
• mawaribana no shiki
• chabuki no shiki
• ichi ni san no shiki
• kazucha no shiki

There's 月濃茶, in which case the 月 makes first 濃茶, and then 3 薄茶 are made. The 月 also drinks 濃茶, so they have to go to the waiting 畳 just after they sort the bowl, and then go back while 拝見. Before dumping the water, swirl it around like in 天目. First 花 will clean 棗 and put it in 火窓, second one will switch positions (茶杓 on 水指, 茶入 on 棚, 棗 in position). Third one also has to do something, I think, but I forgot what it is. There's 拝見 of 茶入 etc., so no それい with the 水次.

Generally, when picking up the 建水 from before the 点前座, you turn as you always turn, not in 建水's special way.

• Also possible, in which case the changing 畳 is a bit annoying, especially for the 3rd guest to get out, but otherwise it works pretty normal

• No folding of the ふくさ in the group, since it is in the 茶箱.
• おりすえ can be stacked onto 茶箱 to take away.

• Chanoyu Quarterly 85