Chashitsu (Room) Preparation
1. The tea room must be in perfect condition and practically spotless (TJTC).
2. Tatami mats, a typical flooring of the ceremony, must be cleaned by sweeping and whipping (swinging/throwing) them thoroughly (TJTC).
3. The sliding doors and windows in the tea room are covered in Washi paper, which needs to be checked for holes and dirt spots. Old Washi paper must be replaced with new Washi paper if it is found unclean (TJTC).
4. Most weeds and fallen leaves are removed from the garden, but some should stay in order to give the garden a natural look (TJTC).
5. A scroll is hung in the tokonoma (scroll alcove) of the tea room (Sen 3).
*Scrolls in the tea room were carefully chosen by the host. Often scrolls that were chosen were by famous calligraphers, painters, or Buddhism munks. These scrolls were specifically selected in dedication to the season, time of day, or theme of the ceremony. Scrolls depicted poems, sayings, landscape, words, or phrases associated with the ceremony (JTC Shibuis Words).
6. Fresh flowers, preferably picked earlier that morning, are placed in a decorated vase (Sen 3).
7. The light is set to a natural feel, in which it is slightly dimmed so that one cannot see his or her shadow (Sen 3).
1. The tea room must be in perfect condition and practically spotless (TJTC).
2. Tatami mats, a typical flooring of the ceremony, must be cleaned by sweeping and whipping (swinging/throwing) them thoroughly (TJTC).
3. The sliding doors and windows in the tea room are covered in Washi paper, which needs to be checked for holes and dirt spots. Old Washi paper must be replaced with new Washi paper if it is found unclean (TJTC).
4. Most weeds and fallen leaves are removed from the garden, but some should stay in order to give the garden a natural look (TJTC).
5. A scroll is hung in the tokonoma (scroll alcove) of the tea room (Sen 3).
*Scrolls in the tea room were carefully chosen by the host. Often scrolls that were chosen were by famous calligraphers, painters, or Buddhism munks. These scrolls were specifically selected in dedication to the season, time of day, or theme of the ceremony. Scrolls depicted poems, sayings, landscape, words, or phrases associated with the ceremony (JTC Shibuis Words).
6. Fresh flowers, preferably picked earlier that morning, are placed in a decorated vase (Sen 3).
7. The light is set to a natural feel, in which it is slightly dimmed so that one cannot see his or her shadow (Sen 3).
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