Chanoyu

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Chanoyu

• A Brief History and Description of the Japanese
  Tea Ceremony

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Words for Tea

• Chanoyu
• lit, hot water for tea
• refers to the tea ceremony
• Chado or Sado
• lit, the way of tea
• refers to the whole culture of tea, its
  philosophies and practices

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History of Chanoyu

• Eisai (1141-1215)
• father of tea
• founder of Zen Buddhism in Japan
• brought powdered tea from China to Japan in 1191
• interested in the health benefits of tea,
  promoting it as a remedy for all disorders
  (Tanaka 29)

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History of Chanoyu

• Shuko (1422-1502)
• father of chanoyu
• advocated simplicity in chanoyu
• Takeno Joo (1504-1555)
• further developed teachings of Shuko
• the most important and respected tea master of
  his time

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History of Chanoyu

• Sen no Rikyu (1521-1591)
• student of Takeno Joo
• tea master to Toyotomi Hideyoshi, the samurai
  who reunified Japan in 1590
• made his tea ceremonies open to men of all
  classes without distinction
• emphasized humility, simplicity, closeness to
  nature, harmony, reverence, purity, calm
• taught wabi cha, or tea of quiet taste (Sen 6)

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History of Chanoyu

• Daimyo cha
• court style of chanoyu, practiced by most tea
  masters after Rikyu
• aristocratic elegance, reflecting the wealth and
  nobility of the lords
• daimyo cha tea masters Furuta Oribe, Kobori
  Enshu, Honami Koetsu, Katagiri Sekishu,
  Matsudaira Fumai, Hosokawa Sansai, Kanamori
  Sowa, and Yamada Sohen

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History of Chanoyu

• Sen no Sotan (1578-1658)
• grandson of Sen no Rikyu
• worked to preserve Rikyus wabi style of tea
• his three sons established the three branches of
  the Senke School of Tea Mushanokojisenke,
  Omotesenke, and Urasenke
• the two largest schools of tea today are
  Urasenke and Omotesenke

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Practice of Chanoyu

• Roji the tea garden
• Chashitsu the tea room
• Chabana the art of arranging flowers for tea
• Kakemono the hanging scroll
• Temae the art of making and serving tea

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Practice of Chanoyu

• Kaiseki
• meal should be artistically displayed
• food is both served and eaten according to a
  carefully prescribed ritual

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Practice of Chanoyu

• Kashi (sweet cakes)
• namagashi (moist cakes)
• higashi (dry cakes)

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tea bowl 1
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tea bowl 2
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girl serving tea
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