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- How is the 拝見 done? With 帛紗 or 古帛紗?
This 点前 was created after 雪, 月 and 花 were created. It is named for the deutzia flower, and is the easiest of the 茶箱. Because of that, it is also called the 平点前 of 茶箱. It was created by 玄々斎 (according to nihonjinron), and later refined by 圓能斎.
- Quite similar to 和敬, but here it's 茶筅, お湯, 茶巾. In 和敬, you first sort 茶筅 and 茶巾, then お湯.
- Uses a 古帛紗 to serve the tea
- 茶杓 is cleaned during 拝見, otherwise normally after 茶碗
- If there is 拝見, the 振出 is returned with the box by the guest
点前
- Bow, come in, place tray in front of 瓶掛, go and fetch 建水.
- Unpacking, part I:
- Tray (with box) to the right, box to the left, lid to the middle.
- Refold 帛紗, clean tray in 3 strokes, and place it at 9 o'clock
- 茶杓 at 6 o'clock (re-holding)
- Sweets container and bow. The main guests then goes to fetch it.
- Unpacking, part II:
- 茶碗 (re-holding, 2 hands), 棗 (one hand), 古帛紗 (directly, fold to the right)
- Box farther away, 建水 up, arrange clothes
- Purifying: 棗 (place it down a bit to the left), 茶杓
- Close lid: 茶筅, water; 茶巾 (put down at 3 o'clock), 茶筅通し; 茶碗
- Sweets, tea (lid rests against the brim of the tray), hot water
- 古帛紗 (onto left hand, right hand turns inwards, and then places it on the mat with the fold on the guest's left side, open), 茶碗
- 茶碗, 古帛紗 next to right knee (having closed the same way how it was opened, turning it in effect to how it was before), hot water and rinse
- Bow (here the guest can asked for 拝見), 古帛紗
拝見あり
- 茶筅, 茶碗, leave 茶巾, insert 茶筅
- retire 建水, box, put 古帛紗 above box, put 茶碗 on it
- take lid, shift to guest. Clean 棗, 茶杓, 帛紗 on tray; turn to get box (turns on the floor). Tray to L, 茶碗 on it (帛紗 also still on it).
- take in lid, then box, then 振出 while facing 正面.
- 茶筅, 茶巾, 棗 moved further away, 茶碗 goes on lid, 古帛紗, 棗, into box. 振出, 茶杓, 捌き, open lid, pack up everything.
拝見なし
- Hot water, 茶筅 (over the knee while fetching its container, replace with L), 茶碗 (again, 茶巾 directly into container, again replacing it with L).
- In the meantime, the sweets container has returned
- 帛紗, 茶杓, ポムポム, 帛紗 back on tray and retire 建水, and get box closer.
- 古帛紗, 棗, 茶碗, sweets container, scoop, open lid, 帛紗, lid and move.
- Shift, remove 建水, fetch box.
拝見
- On the internet, I've seen a version with 帛紗, even opened completely for both 棗 and 茶杓, and one with 古帛紗. I prefer the latter; but my old notes say 帛紗, opened once half, and once fully.
- In any case, the 振出 is very right of the guest, then they make a line with lid, box, 振出. However, the latter is not 拝見, and stays there. During 出会, the main guest makes the set complete again.
Personal
- The round tray and the items being placed at the four directions annoys me.