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This is the most complicated 点前 of the four basic 茶箱. It's for autumn, and related to 香道. Autumn is the best time for 香, because the air is wet & cool, there are no flowers). chanoyu.world says that all the 道具 should be very humble and 詫び（わび）, so the 茶箱 should not be lacquered, the 鉄瓶（てつびん）should be old an rusty; 茶巾筒（ちゃきんつつ）bamboo. In Chanoyu Vocabulary, unrelated to this 点前, they describe the 利休がた　茶箱, which is made from unfinished paulownia wood. Maybe this is suitable?

Personally, I wonder if lacquer wouldn't be great because it would reflect the moon. If it's autumn related, my idea of using a Kūsama-inspired 仕覆（しふく）might be fitting. I like the idea of using a glass 茶椀. The 古帛紗（こぶくさ）could be dark on the outside, and reflective on the inside, so this could reflect the moon light in the dramatic moment when tea is served. The 金平糖（ コンペイトウ）, I think, could me made to taste like star-light. I think to use a ぞげ 棗（なつめ）and 茶杓 could be very cool. Hare is probably also a fitting motif. For 小羽, I would like to use a black raven one, and I think the うぐいす should be magnetic.

As a 振り出し, one made out of a small pumpkin would be very cute (check Ursula).

• 棗（なつめ）in 仕覆（しふく）; place this in 茶椀（ちゃわん）and wrap everything in 長緒仕覆（ながお　しふく）; place this in 茶箱, facing the front.
• 茶筅筒（ちゃせん　づつ）top right, 茶巾筒（ちゃきん　づつ）middle, 振り出し（ふりだし） top left.
• In かけご: 古帛紗（こぶくさ）with folded side facing right side first, 茶杓, 香合 and 小羽（こばね）, then folded 帛紗（ふくさ）.
• 小火箸（こひばし）on the right side of the board of the 瓶掛け（びんかけ）, extending slightly

This is the most complicated of the 茶箱点前. It is closest to 花, with the addition of a 香合 and the 小火箸（こひばし）, as well as the きずえ, 小羽（こばね）and うぐいす.

• Bow: In 茶道口, with 茶箱 on top of きずえ next to you.

• Bring in 茶箱 and 建水: 茶箱 in the middle of the 畳（たたみ）in front of the 瓶かけ（びんかけ）, 建水 next to you. There is no break to gather after sitting down with the 建水, this happens after everything has been unpacked.

• Open and clean きずえ, remove かけご:
  • With left and right hand beginning in the bottom left corner of the きずえ, open and pull A slightly so that B comes to lie in your center.
  • Press with R on the six hinges, starting at the top right one, going first down, then left (L on lap).
  • R then L go to the 茶箱's lid, placing it above D. (Below this is now called E.)
  • R takes 帛紗（ふくさ）, then L and fold.
  • Hold and lift panel A slightly (Christine didn't do this!), brush きずえ with 小羽 (4 strokes); then put 小羽 on E.
  • Take 帛紗 with R, place on A.
  • Take かけご and put below 茶箱 (but above 建水).

• 香: Take 香合 with R, put on L, put lid on B. 小火箸 between L's ring and index finger, rehold. Place 香 on 炭. rehold 小火箸 and put back. Put 香合 on E. (I think the 小火箸 are a bit fidgety and I'd rather just use my fingers to place the 香.)

• 振り出し（ふりだし）and 総礼（そうれい）: Take with R. Guest fetches it after bow.

• Unpack with R: 茶椀, 棗, 茶杓
  • 茶椀-package with R across and L support. Everything is taken out with R, and put in with L.
    • Untie, stretch cord, take with little and ring finger, turn package, open, put cord across it, then pick up, turning.
    • Hold cord between ring and middle finger, open
    • Hold 仕覆 with L at its right side, then tie かたとんぼ knot, putting the wings into the 仕覆 with R.
    • Fold to the left, put with L into box.

• Unpack 棗（なつめ）and put on D

• 茶杓: Push out once, then grasp with R behind 中節（なかぶし）, pull out in two steps, put on D. Putting it down elegantly is quite hard, since the きずえ is so thin!
  • Folding the 茶杓の仕覆: With L index put down top end, then with R thumb bottom end and knot.

• Unpack with L:
  • 茶筅筒（ちゃせんづつ）with L, then put down with R
  • 茶巾筒 with L and put down directly (with L)

• Finish unpacking: Put かけご back, move 茶箱 up so that its middle is in line with the 瓶掛け's board. 建水 up to the knees.

• Finished unpacking: Tidy clothes, and gather.

• Unpack everything, 総礼（そうれい）after 振り出し（振り出し）is put out. Then gather.
• Make tea: Remember that 茶筅 goes in first, then water is poured over it, then the 茶巾 is folded, then 茶筅通し（ちゃせんとうし）performed.
• Pack up everything.