割稽古, divided practise of:
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being a
guest, and especially some rules for
拝見
check
meta for some general considerations why we're doing this in the first place
in
dialogue I gather all the fixed phrases
Curriculum
Ullrich (X 17) divided the 点前 into three levels:
people 点前: focusing on the interaction between the host and the guest in the spirit of
侘び茶. These are basically
入門, 子習い,
茶箱 and 花月.
道具点前, which is basically the 四ヶ伝
Buddha 点前, which are the 行之行台子 and 真の行台子. 行之行台子, he said (IV 19), is the pinnacle of 侘び茶.
入門
盆略(ぼんりゃく). Both called 盆略点前(ぼんりゃく てまえ)or 盆略点(ぼんりゃく だて). Devised by
Ennōsai (Urasenke XIII).
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Variation relating to the order in which things are done, or using special 道具:
Variations relating to the placement of things or special rooms:
➡️ So with these variations, you could actually spend quite a long time practising before you even need to study 子習.
子習
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Also written
小習 (in Chanoyu Vocabulary, for example). 16
specific practises called 小習事十六ヶ条(じゅうろっかじょう)for different implements. Divided into
former 8, and
latter 8.
茶箱点
七事式
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I think of it as the 'final exam' of 子習; because you need to be really strong with it; and you can basically do anything
点前 at all in this setting.
四ヶ伝
和巾 was reinvented by Gengensai, and is not really part of the 4 四ヶ伝.
点前 for Buddha
行之行台子(ぎょうのぎょう だいす)
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真之行台子(しん の ぎょう だいす)
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In CQ51 there's a brief footnote explaining that けんちゃ is offering tea at a Shinto shrine; while くちゃ at a Buddhist temple (both only done by the 家元, obviously).
Almanac
In the Almanac, you find a different division into 8 basics (also called 小習) and 8 advanced techniques:
Almanac | 点前 | level |
盆香合 | | basic |
壺飾 | | basic |
軸飾 | | basic |
茶筅飾 | | basic |
長尾 | | basic |
台だて | possibly 貴人 | basic |
しくみ | ? | basic |
くみあわせ | possibly 重茶碗 | basic |
小習 | | advanced |
茶通 | | advanced |
唐物 | | advanced |
大天目 | | advanced |
盆点 | | advanced |
行台子 | | advanced |
真台子 | | advanced |
十段 | 大円盆 | advanced |