先週土曜日7月7日は茶箱の平点前、拝見を所望する卯の花点前のお稽古をしました。
茶箱点前には、この夏の『卯の花』、秋の『月』、冬の『雪』、春の『花』などがあります。
それぞれの季節に、その季節に因んだ茶箱点前を楽しむのも茶の湯ならではの風雅な趣向です。
Last Saturday, on July 7th, we practiced “unohana-temae” with viewing tools – a basic method for making tea by using a tea-box. There were unohana (white flower) for the summer season, tsuki (moon) for autumn, yuki (snow) for winter, hana (Cherry Blossom) for spring and so on in a chabako temae (the procedure of using a tea-box). This is a graceful part of chanoyu, enjoying each procedure to admire each season.
