Tea Life Audio
Tea Life Audio is a podcast about Japanese Tea Ceremony and related arts. This is a round table show, with an open discussion about Tea. The show has three hosts who have several decades of combined experience with Tea ceremony.
Each episode follows a similar structure of: Announcements, Banter, Anecdote, and Main Tea topic.
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Lates blog posts
TeaLife Audio – Episode 43 – Tea outside the book
Hosts
– Marius
– Anthony
文琳や茄子丸壷大海は底に指をばかけてこそ持て
When holding a bunrin, nasu, marutsubo, or daikai chaire, you should indeed place your finger under the bottom.
Main topic – Tea outside the box
Information referenced
– http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m37yw0Bxd21rnetfw.jpg
TeaLife.Audio – Episode 42 – TableTea
Hosts
– Marius
– Damian
– Anthony
Poem
大海をあしらふ時は大指を
肩にかけるぞ習ひなりける
Daikai o ashirau toki wa oyubi o
kata ni kakeru zo narai narikeru
When handling a daikai chaire, the rule is to place your thumb on its shoulder.
Main topic – TableTea
Information referenced
- http://www.kyoto-teramachi.or.jp/horaido/Chaire/Daikai-Naikai.htm
- http://blog.needsupply.com/2016/06/19/the-ways-of-tea-with-jonny-fogg/
- Ikea stool http://www.ikea.com/no/no/catalog/products/24286205/
- nodate http://www.japansociety.org/event/tom-sachs-nodate-tea-ceremony
- misono-dana https://www.flickr.com/photos/missioncontrol/6357391821
TeaLife Audio – Episode 41 – Chabako
Hosts
– Marius
– Damian
– Anthony
Poem
肩衝は中次とまた同じこと底に指をばかけぬとぞ知れ
The same thing applies for a katatsuki as for a nakatsugi; know not to place your finger under the bottom.
Main topic
– Chabako
Information referenced
– http://chanoyu.cloud/unanswered/
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