Gallery: Hawaii 2016

Posted on March 25, 2016March 25, 2016 by marius

: Kaigu set used by Daisosho when he first arrived in Hawaii in ’51, it was used in “North American” koicha seki hosted in Japanese Culture Center

: Daisosho at UMAA usucha seki at Jakuan, teishu is Florizel Yasuhara. Photo by Tankosha

: Tsurukame, by Oiemoto, presented to UMAA on this occasion and used in the Midorikai seki

: Jusan no jushoku kaki ni komoru, “A pleasing spirit suffuses colorful trees on the auspicious mountain”, Hanaire by Richard Milgrim, mimitsuki; Kogo is Soviet, black lacquer with small flower motif and Daisosho’s writing on the lid.

Thank to Hamana-sensei and Phillip for allowing us to use their photos.

TeaLife Audio – Episode 31 – Hawaii and the longest poem

Posted on March 25, 2016March 25, 2016 by marius

Hosts:
– Aaron
– Marius
– Damian
– Anthony

Guest:
– Ula

Outline
– How was Hawaii

Poem #8
何にても道具扱ふたびごとに取る手は軽く置く手重かれ
naninite mo dogu atsukau tabi goto ni toute wa karuku okute omokare.

(Whatever utensil you handle, pick it up as if it were light and put it down as if it were heavy.)

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Posted on March 11, 2016March 11, 2016 by marius

Hosts
– Aaron
– Marius
– Anthony

Poem #7
点前には強みばかりを思ふなよ強きは弱く軽く重かれ
“Temae ni wa tsuyomi bakari o omouna yo tsuyoki wa yowaku karuku omokare.”

(Do not think that temae merely is to be conducted with strength. Show a weak touch with the strong and a heavy