Event Date: 12/3/2024
In the final class of 2024, participants had the opportunity to experience koicha (thick tea). First, members practiced the preliminary steps for preparing koicha, including how to untie and retie the cords of the chaire's shifuku (silk pouch) and the fukusa (silk cloth) four-way folding technique. They also experienced an appreciation of the three utensils (san-ki) used in the tea ceremony.
Afterward, the registered students were introduced to the basic flow of a tea gathering (chaji) and the seasonal variations between the ro (hearth) and furo (brazier) periods. The formal method of drinking koicha, in which three guests share a single tea bowl, was demonstrated, and everyone had the chance to learn this practice. For the remaining participants, individual servings of koicha were prepared for their enjoyment.
Finally, we taught participants how to prepare usucha (thin tea) at a regular table setting, allowing them to compare the differences between koicha and usucha.
Despite the cold weather, approximately ten people attended the class. Using the calligraphy scroll "無事是貴人" ("A person who lives without trouble is noble") as our theme, we were able to end the last class of the year enjoyably and wish for a healthy and prosperous year to come.
2024年最後のクラスでは、濃茶を体験していただきました。先ずは、会員に濃茶の割り稽古として、お茶入れのお仕覆の紐のほどき方、結び方、そして帛紗の四方捌きを学んで頂きました。又、三器の拝見なども経験して頂きました。 その後、登録された学生たちに、茶事の基本の流れや、炉と風炉の時期の各茶事を紹介し、次に3名のお客様に一つのお茶碗で回し飲みをする正式な濃茶の頂き方を教え、全員に学んでいただきました。残りの方々には各服で楽しんでいただきました。最後に常のテーブル席での薄茶の点て方を教えながら、濃茶との違いなどを経験いただきました。とても寒い日ではありましたが、約10名が参加し、「無事是貴人」の軸を使って今年最後のクラスを無事に、そして楽しく終わることができました。
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