In addition, he demonstrates the Japanese Tea Ceremony at Shofuso Japanese House and Garden, a traditional style Japanese house and nationally ranked garden located in Fairmont Park, Philadelphia where he also teaches the Japanese Way of Tea (Chado). Drew explained that the tea ceremony is a social and cultural event where the host strives to serve the best bowl of tea at that moment. And the host also strives to make the guests feel at ease. The ceremony is presented with an open heart and received by the guests with gratefulness.
Drew shared the various utensils utilized in the Japanese Tea Ceremony from his extensive collection. In the picture above, he is scooping the powdered green tea (Matcha), using a tea scoop (Chashaku), placing the tea in the tea bowl (Chawan) in preparation for whisking it, using a special bamboo whisk (Chasen).
Displayed here, to the right, is a collection of Kogo, or incense containers. Shown below, a plate of Traditional Japanese Tea Sweets, or Okashi, presented on a Sweet Tray, or Kaishi.
A special thank you to Drew for his delightful presentation and informative introduction into the equipage that is used in the Japanese Tea Ceremony. Each tea gathering is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
Ichi-go ichi-e. (Treasure every encounter.)
2 comments:
Beautiful! I'm learning that the boxes are carefully and lovingly made, too.
I hope I get to participate in such a class one day!
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