アメリカ在住の妹さんを訪ねてこられた日本からのお姉さま。お二人の姉妹を我が家のお茶室『純心庵』にお招きしました。
アメリカで、日本の文化”茶の湯”を経験できたと喜んで頂けました。
盛夏の点前、葉蓋と洗い茶巾のお点前で、お薄を差し上げました。
主菓子は手作りの抹茶餡大福、掛物は涼しさを誘う金魚、お花は、我が家の庭にやっと咲き出した薄いピンクのむくげの花です。
We had two sisters join our Junshi-an today. An older sister who lives in Japan is visiting her younger sister. The visiting sister was delighted to experience a traditional Japanese culture “Cha no yu” in the United State.
Considering the hot mid summer weather, we served the thin tea with habuta (using a green leaf as a lid for mizusashi) and araijakin temae (wringing the chakin out in a bowl of cool water in front of the guests) to suggest the coolness in the tea room.
The main sweet was matcha daifuku and the picture of the scroll was of a goldfish. Sensei chose a pink “rose of Sharon” just starting to bloom from her garden for the alcove.
