ホモテナシ

A simpler version combining 卯の花 and 雪. 淡々斎 created it, aiming to create a simple 点前, and 鵬雲斎 performed it on an air carrier in WWII for the 神風 pilots (see chanoyu.world). It's documented, among others, in CQ37 和敬 .

For me, it is probably the most rustic of all the 茶箱; but it has some details that make it a bit more elegant than 卯の花. Since it uses two 茶碗, though, it also has a dash of 御所籠 in it!

Focal points, I think, are the first purifying of the lid; scooping of the tea and the return of the 振出.

• Uses the 和敬 板, which is normally a wooden board the size of the box.

• Entering finishes with a bow after the 振出 is out; for this the 茶杓 needs to get out first, but nothing else
• Bow with box at 茶道口, carry in box, then 建水.
• Move box to the side, get 和敬板 (slide fingers up the box, grasp it, and only then pick it up), then lid (rotate it in front of you). First 捌き (dramatic!), clean lid with 3 strokes (First one slow, then the other two fast). Get out 茶杓 (R, L, R)
• Get out 振出 (re-holding it in the middle), then bow
• First guest gets the 振出 and places it outside 畳

• First part finishes with the 建水 being moved, 茶筅 and 茶巾 remain in their respective 筒; second part finishes before the actual tea is made
• Get out 茶碗 stack with two hands, place it on the 板. Get out 棗, then 古帛紗 (first pull it out a little, then completely).
  • I like to place the 棗 slightly to the R here, and then after purifying put it down in the middle.
• Move stack with two hands to 古帛紗 (conceptionally, with L and R support), then get inner 茶碗 with 2 hands, put it down with R
• Move box up (to be in line with 風炉 board), then 建水

• Like in all 茶箱, the 筒 are handled with L. You take out 茶筅, placing it directly in the 茶碗 (as in all 茶箱); and the 茶巾, placing it on the lid, ears to left (this differs from 卯の花!)
• Purify 棗 (putting it down in the middle) and 茶杓; open lid of 鉄瓶
• Hot water, 茶巾 folding (to give time for the 茶筅 to relax), 茶筅通 (hold 茶碗 from above)

• When the 振出 is back, tea time finishes
• First 茶 (hold 茶碗 from above)
  • Bow when first guest thanks for the tea
• After first sip: Second 茶碗 L, R onto 板
• The second guest returns the first 茶碗 as they get their 茶碗, if possible
• Rinse of the first 茶碗, 「お仕舞いください」, and bow; then the 振出 is returned, you say 「お仕舞いにいたします」; 振出 is taken next to the left knee.

If 「お仕舞いください」 is said during the rinsing of the 共茶碗, put it on 古帛紗, wait for the main 茶碗 to come back, rinse it, and then say 「お仕舞いいたします」. This is when the 振出 should come back.

• First part finishes with the opening of the kettle
• 茶筅通, 茶筅 in R, get 茶筅筒 and into the box. Clean with 茶巾 (because we're going to put stuff into it!), place bowl on 板, put away 茶巾 (folding it by pressing it against the side of the 茶巾筒)
• 茶碗 onto 古帛紗 with R, L. By that time, the second 茶碗 should be returned; otherwise, wait for it. Rinse it, but don't wipe (it's a rustic 点前!）
  • If we're finishing on the 共茶碗, the main 茶碗 will be on the 和敬板 now, and the 共茶碗 on the 古帛紗.
• Then clean 茶杓, then ポンポン, 建水 back, then 茶箱 back.

• Lift first 茶碗 with L, then with both hands into second, 古帛紗 (make a little dent with the hand), 棗; lift stack up with both hands and put into 茶箱.
  • If finishing on the 共茶碗, just put the main 茶碗 with R into it, then move the stack onto the board.
• 振り出し
• Pick up 茶杓 with R, then hold below R with L and put into box with R. Open 鉄瓶 lid, then last さばき (drama!) and put 帛紗 into box.
• Get lid and turn counter-clockwise (so first L goes to far-left corner), then 板. Place box in middle, turn and take 建水, then box.

• I never understood 古帛紗 being used on what could be the outdoor floor, and then not for the guests' 茶碗; so I'd change it to be a second board. However, now I think the 古帛紗 has a nice simplicity to it, it adds another texture, and it helps to get the 棗 out!
  • Then you'd come in, put the box on the side, get the lid with the two boards on it, and without turning put it on the right side; then take both boards, put them to the left, and finally take the top board and put it in the middle.
  • You could skip the turning of the lid; or, if the lid is still turned, make it so that the grain runs horizontally. Then, after it's turned, all the boards have the grain in the same direction.
• It would be funny to have this illusion on the lid; but it would also take away quite some gravitas.