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setsubun |
The beauty of early spring in the Seattle Japanese Garden is captured in a
special tea gathering highlighting the seasonal division of Setsubun, the
completion of the cycle of the 24 divisions of the solar year. Setsubun festivities
include the custom of scattering beans to clear out the old and welcome the
new.
Enjoy the simplicity of the rustic tearoom, the warmth of the clay bowl, the
bitterness of powdered green tea, the joy of the changing seasons, and the
singularity of each moment that can never be repeated. Open to all, regardless
of experience.
Setsubun Tea Record
Scroll: 'Threshold' by Zen master Ohki Sogen
Flowers: seasonal
Flower vase: bamboo
Incense container: Kyoto ceramic ware, Mandarin bird shape
Kettle: iron, round shape, snow-pellet surface by Sato Seiko
Tea shelf: round, lacquered favored by Sotan
Water jar: ancient calendar design, Mishima ware
Tea container: 'Plum and moon' favored by Tantansai, lacquered by Okamoto
Yosai
Tea scoop: bamboo 'Clean mind' by Zen master Mansetsu
Main tea bowl: shoe-shape type Mino Iga ware by Kato Yaemon
Second tea bowl: plum and stream motif by Juuzan
Waster-water jar: bronze, hawk-feeder shape
Lid rest: offertory tray shape, Kyoto ware
Powdered tea: 'Green tempest' blended by Marukyu Koyama-en
Confection: 'Mame' bean-shaped sweet by Tokara
Confection dish: over-glaze enamel ware
special tea gathering highlighting the seasonal division of Setsubun, the
completion of the cycle of the 24 divisions of the solar year. Setsubun festivities
include the custom of scattering beans to clear out the old and welcome the
new.
Enjoy the simplicity of the rustic tearoom, the warmth of the clay bowl, the
bitterness of powdered green tea, the joy of the changing seasons, and the
singularity of each moment that can never be repeated. Open to all, regardless
of experience.
Setsubun Tea Record
Scroll: 'Threshold' by Zen master Ohki Sogen
Flowers: seasonal
Flower vase: bamboo
Incense container: Kyoto ceramic ware, Mandarin bird shape
Kettle: iron, round shape, snow-pellet surface by Sato Seiko
Tea shelf: round, lacquered favored by Sotan
Water jar: ancient calendar design, Mishima ware
Tea container: 'Plum and moon' favored by Tantansai, lacquered by Okamoto
Yosai
Tea scoop: bamboo 'Clean mind' by Zen master Mansetsu
Main tea bowl: shoe-shape type Mino Iga ware by Kato Yaemon
Second tea bowl: plum and stream motif by Juuzan
Waster-water jar: bronze, hawk-feeder shape
Lid rest: offertory tray shape, Kyoto ware
Powdered tea: 'Green tempest' blended by Marukyu Koyama-en
Confection: 'Mame' bean-shaped sweet by Tokara
Confection dish: over-glaze enamel ware
| Bonnie Soshin Mitchell, Director, the staff and the members of the Urasenke Foundation of Seattle cordially invite you to celebrate the 2010 reopening of the Seattle Japanese Garden Setsubun Chakai Turning Point Tea Gathering Sunday, February 14, 2009 11:45 AM, 1:30PM and 2:30 PM Seattle Japanese Garden Shoseian Teahouse 1075 Lake Washington Blvd., East, Seattle Tickets are $20, plus Garden admission For reservations contact mitchell@urasenkeseattle.org |
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