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  Japanese tea ceremony - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Different styles and colours are used in Omotesenke and Urasenke.
A tea ceremony can last between one hour and four to five hours, depending on the type of ceremony performed, and the types of meal and tea served.
The ceremonies described below are performed in both the Omotesenke and Urasenke styles.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Japanese_tea_ceremony   (4746 words)

  
 The Honolulu Advertiser | Island Life   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
With the cooperation of the U.S. Navy, it was arranged for by Omotesenke Domonkai Hawaii as an offering to the spirits of those who lost their lives during World War II.
All are members of Omotesenke Domonkai, an organization dedicated to the practice of the Japanese tea ceremony and related arts.
In a prepared statement, Sen Sosa noted that the purpose of his ceremony was to "comfort the spirits lost during the war" and to pray for world peace.
the.honoluluadvertiser.com /2000/Jun/27/islandlife14.html   (590 words)

  
 Book Encyclopedia - Web Library   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
Two main schools, the Omotesenke (表千家) and Urasenke (裏千家), have evolved, each with its own prescribed rituals.
The ceremonies described below are performed in both the Omotesenke and Uraskenke styles.
Sado Miyabi-Ryu ( http://www.sado-miyabi.com/) a Japanese school in the Omotesenke tradition (Japanese and English)
www.bookencyclopedia.com /index.php?title=Japanese_tea_ceremony   (4808 words)

  
 Hinamastsuri 2003   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
WABI is described as being honest and modest.  SABI points towards a medieval, authentic era combining elements of old age, loneliness, resignation and tranquility.  For more than 400 years, Rikyu’s style has been passed down to present time, existing in his original form.
Omotesenke, is one of three Japanese tea ceremony schools that originated in Kyoto in
Omotesenke school in Vancouver was started more than twenty years ago by the tea master Kochi Soshin.  Since then, we have had many opportunities to participate in various events such as “ Asian Week” held at UBC.  We also hold an annual “Spring Tea Ceremony” which everyone is welcome to attend.
www.gss.ubc.ca /events/hinamastsuri/Arts.html   (731 words)

  
 Centro Zen Firenze
Yoko Shimada was born in Tokyo in 1965; she begun in 1985 to learn Tea Ceremony from a master of the Omotesenke school, which is recognized as the direct heir of the tradition taking its origin from the founder of the Tea Ceremony himself.
Shimada participated to the course for young disciples held by the head of the family of the Omotesenke school at the school's central seat in Kyoto.
In 1993 she was awarded with the teaching licence of Tea Ceremony issued by the head of the family of the Omotesenke school.
www.zenfirenze.it /collaboratori_en.asp   (472 words)

  
 chanoyu   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
Larger scoops are used to transfer tea into the tea caddy in the mizuya (水屋) or preparation area.
Two main schools, the Omotesenke and Urasenke, have evolved, each with its own prescribed rituals.
Currently, the Urasenke School is the most active and has the largest following.
www.yourencyclopedia.net /chanoyu.html   (1970 words)

  
 Shinmi.comiThe Shinmi Tea ceremony & Flower arrangement Institurej
The Omotesenke was derived from "Wabi-Cha" formed by Mr.
For over 400 years, the Omotesenke of Tea ceremony has been inherited from one generation to another.
The Shinmi school is one of the Omotesenke's branch schools.
www.nomura.ne.jp /shinmi/omotesenke/english.html   (119 words)

  
 Chado - History   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
The front part of the main estate was given to Sosa, Soshitsu inherited the back part of the property, and a house on Mushanokouji street went to Soshu.
From the tea practiced by these three sons, there ar ose the Omotesenke, Urasenke, and Mushanokojisenke schools of Tea, respectively.
The various schools of Tea that existed during the Tokugawa era (1615-1868) emphasized and characterized the rigid class structure of the society of that era.
www.art.uiuc.edu /galleries/japanhouse/tea/1/2/1_2_6.html   (435 words)

  
 Directory - Regional: Asia: Japan: Arts and Entertainment: Traditional: Tea Ceremony
There are many schools of tea art ("ryuuha") current in Japan: for example, Omotesenke, Urasenke, and Mushanokoujisenke.
The special tea ("matcha") used in the tea ceremony is made from tea leaves that have been ground into a green powder.
Omotesenke Foundation of Florida   ·  cached  · Intro to chanoyu covering history and philosophy, objects used in the ceremony, and a glossary of tea ceremony terminology.
www.incywincy.com /default?p=174402   (477 words)

  
 Tea ceremony
The tea ceremony is hard to explain, and even Donna has trouble communicating why she has invested so many hours in its study.
“It really is right out of western experience,” she said the evening after my introduction to the thin-tea version of omotesenke, the school of tea that she practises.
Donna became So-Ko, the first syllable denoting her ability to teach chanoyu, the second (“fragrance”) suitably feminine, according to her sensei, who gave her the name as both a gift and a badge of merit.
jeburns.0catch.com /food/teaceremony.html   (865 words)

  
 Urasenke Washington DC   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
After Rikyu’s death in 1591, not only did his family continue to practice Rikyu’s way of serving powdered green tea, but some of Rikyu’s disciples also started their own lineages.
The direct descendants of Rikyu are the Omotesenke, Urasenke, and Mushanokoji-senke traditions of Chado.
All three Sen family schools continued Rikyu’s path of learning Chado by studying both Chado and Zen, and the family traditions are handed down to each generation’s eldest male.
www.urasenkedc.org /chadourasenke.html   (363 words)

  
 The World of Omotesenke Tea Ceremony according to Joy Mari Sato   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
There are numerous styles and schools of TEA ceremony but what sets Omotesenke Tea Ceremony apart is the Spirit of serving and preparing the tea.
The Omotesenke Tea school attracts individuals that have a quiet mind and are unassuming in their approach to life goals and material pursuits.
Tea study began as a curious seeker to find out how preparing a bowl of Tea would be beautiful and artful.
www.greenteapoint.com /about.html   (291 words)

  
 WaSabiDou Antiques and Folk Crafts Artisan and Design,Ceramics Directory
This footed dish, made by contemporary ceramic artist Sachiko Furuya, stands 2.5" tall at the uplifted corners, and is 6.875" wide.
There, she studied pottery with Yukio Matsuura, making primarily tea wares for practitioners of the Omotesenke School of Tea.
Kashibachi are serving dishes for Japanese sweets, often used in the Tea Ceremony, but can be used for multiple purposes, This round dish with low walls, made by contemporary ceramic artist Sachiko Furuya, has a height of 1.5" and an average diameter of 7.5".
www.mingei-wasabidou.com /catalog/Artisan_and_Design:Ceramics.html   (415 words)

  
 "Japanese Green Tea" - alltea.com
Sado, or the way of tea (commonly called "tea ceremony" by foreigners), was developed in the 16th century and canonized by Sen no Rikyu, the founder of the both the famous Urasenke and Omotesenke and the smaller Mushankojisenke schools of tea ceremony.
The idea is if one or two of the brothers were persecuted and destroyed, at least one remnant of Sen no Rikyu's work would survive.
Today, tea ceremony is practiced in the general public primarily by women, but the Urasenke, Omotesenke and Mushakojisenke schools consist only of male members.
www.alltea.com /leaves/brewing   (708 words)

  
 research
My friend Chu has been studying the Tea Ceremony for several years; her parents teach Tea Ceremony as well, they are of the Omotesenke School.
Interestingly, Chu doesn't study with her parents, a fact she chalks up as "too much quality time" with the folks.
No portion of this document may be used in any way without the explicit written consent of Hudson Cress.
hudsoncress.org /html/travelogue/japan/japan07.html   (2675 words)

  
 Chado : Literature
Subsequently, from these residences of the three brothers, the three Sen houses came to be referred to as the Omotesenke, Urasenke, and Mushanokojisenke.
Of particular note is that he took the Raku ware potter Ohi Chozaemon, who had worked under Raku Ichinyu, to Kaga, marking the birth of the Ohi ware line of Raku pottery, and he nurtured the kettle smith Miyazaki Kanchi, whose line is well known to this day.
The next three generations in the Urasenke family - Fukyusai Joso (1673-1704), Rikkansai Taiso (1694-1726, and Saisaisai Chikuso (1709-1733), who was the second son of the then head of Omotesenke - all died at the young age of only thirty or so.
www.urasenkeeu.orbix.uk.net /uraintro.html   (1311 words)

  
 The Japanese Tea Ceremony in Philadelphia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
Omotesenke of Florida The Omotesenke tea school's Florida branch.
Includes a lot of good information about tea in general and the Omotesenke style specifically.
Green Tea in America in the Late 19th Century Green tea has been in America for longer than you might think.
home.earthlink.net /~mleebeard/links.html   (825 words)

  
 New School Aikido Santa Rosa Newsletter Winter 2004   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
It was last year’s tea at the dojo when I asked Mouri Sensei if I could become her student.
Rikyu was first tea master (over 400 years ago.) Always in Japanese culture, father is master and then son will be master too.
I am able to go to tea at Omotesenke headquarters and can watch Iemoto (head master) do tea because I come from America.
www.aikido.adesignforlife.com /newsletters/2004/January   (3201 words)

  
 RYUUHA
This school is the relative relation of Omotesenke.
Fuhaku went Edo in the direction of the 7th generation Omotesenke and made a new school.
He called himself the Kankyuuan 1st and made an independent school later in life.
www1.odn.ne.jp /~cas30550/chanoyu-e/ichiran-e.html   (707 words)

  
 Hakone Dai Chakai 2003
Like the first two Dai Chakai, this year's will feature several tea ceremonies being conducted at the same time at various locations in the buildings and grounds of beautiful Hakone Gardens throughout the afternoon.
The world of the Japanese tea ceremony is well represented in this area by practitioners of at least five different traditions, including Omotesenke, Urasenke, Mushanokojisenke, Dai Nippon Chado Gakkai, and Yabunouchi.
This year groups representing all five of these traditions have agreed to come and conduct tea ceremonies in the buildings and in the garden at Hakone Gardens, for tea practitioners and non-tea practitioners as well.
www.midorikai.org /Hakone_Dai_Chakai_2003.html   (455 words)

  
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In harmony with our other teahouses, the new location intends to promote the art of tea.
Exclusive to the new teahouse is a Japanese tearoom in the Omotesenke tea cultures tradition.
The Tao of Tea staff - Mitusru Hokari is a long time student of the Omotensenke school and so is Veerinder Chawla, founder of The Tao of Tea.
www.taooftea.com /display.php3?id=&num=19   (150 words)

  
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Stewart Lenox is an Omotesenke tea practitioner who has built and designed many tea houses/spaces in the Western United States.
The theme of "Tea Beyond Japan" was selected to underscore the universality of tea.
Finally, please note that at the end of the Closing Chakai we would like to provide a parting gift to all participants.
www.worldoftea.org /notes.html   (2084 words)

  
 The Urasenke Konnichian Web Site - History of Chado
From the tea practiced by these three sons, there arose the Omotesenke, Urasenke, and Mushanokojisenke traditions of Tea, respectively.
      Some of Rikyu's disciples also formed their own lineages of Tea, and besides these, many other lines branched out in later periods from the Urasenke and Omotesenke lines.
The various lines of Tea that existed during the Tokugawa era (Edo period; 1615-1868) emphasized and characterized the rigid class structure of the society of that era.
www.urasenke.or.jp /texte/chado/chado2.html   (2104 words)

  
 InfoE
John Leon Larissou (Omotesenke), 2651-25th Ave., San Francisco CA 94116, Tel: 1-415-731-4327, email: larissou@flash.net
Stewart Lenox (Omotesenke), 2700 Via Coyote, Santa Cruz, CA 95065, Tel.
Chieko Mihori (Omotesenke), the Morikami Museum of Japanese Culture in Delray Beach, FL (north of Ft. Lauderdale), 4000 Morikami Park Road, Delray Beach, FL 33446, Tel: 1-561-495-0233
www.teahyakka.com /info/listE.html   (391 words)

  
 Fieldwork Photos - Merry White
Musicians sit on the second level of the float, playing as the float completes its route.
Myself in my 1975-6 apprenticeship in the Omotesenke School of Tea Ceremony, in Tokyo.
This was my culminating performance, noted also for the necessity of wearing full kimono....
www.bu.edu /anthrop/faculty/mwhite/mwhitephoto.html   (315 words)

  
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First, they worked on the Zangetsutei and Fushinan tea houses in Kyoto, which are now Omotesenke and Urasenke.
When Sotan retired, he split the family property between three of his sons.
Koshin Sosa was given Fushinan, now Omotesenke; Sen Soshitsu received Kan-untei, Yuin, and Konnichian, which is now Urasenke; and Ichio Soshu built Mushanokoji, which is now Mushanokojisenke.
marian.creighton.edu /~marian-w/academics/english/japan/tea/history.html   (834 words)

  
 Zenshuji Classes - Tea Ceremony Class   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
Sado (Tea Ceremony) class at Zenshuji began when one of the Sunday School classrooms was converted into an authentic tearoom in 1976.
Today the tearoom is used regularly by the Urasenke, Omotesenke, and the Edosenke schools, which help introduce the tea ceremony to the public in Southern California and across the nation.
Students not only learn about green tea, the utensils, and method of preparation, they also learn about traditional attire, etiquette, and the spiritual nature that underlies the entire ceremony.
www.zenshuji.org /classes_sadobu.html   (140 words)

  
 Marburg Journal of Religion (September 2004) Kent H. Morris   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
Review: This work provides a study of chanoyu, or tea ceremony, from an anthropological perspective, highlighting in particular its development in Southern California.
The work is focused on the Urasenke tradition, which together with the Omotesenke and Mushanokojisenke, constitutes one of the main traditions widely spread both inside and outside Japan.
He then describes in detail a typical noontime tea gathering (shogo chaji) with a study of its symbolism and interpretation.
www.uni-marburg.de /religionswissenschaft/journal/mjr/rev5_3_04.html   (452 words)

  
 Annual Events in Kobe
Wearing Happi in style, sounding lively kane and taiko and encouraging shout are really stirring.
It is held annually to invite the master of tea celemony from Omotesenke and Urasenke in turn.
In this season these area is covered with fresh green.
www.iko-yokobe.com /event/e-calendar.htm   (1257 words)

  
 Combose - The Combination Search Engine   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
Omotesenke Foundation of Florida - Intro to chanoyu covering history and philosophy, objects used in the ceremony, and a glossary of tea ceremony terminology.
Sado: The Green Tea Ceremony - History, photographs, tools, and procedures of the Japanese tea ceremony, presented by a group of Ehime Prefecture junior high students.
Help build the largest human-edited directory on the web.
www.combose.com /Regional/Asia/Japan/Arts_and_Entertainment/Traditional/Tea_Ceremony   (469 words)

  
 Japanese Tea Ceremony (Chado) for Peace and Inner Tranquility by UniOasis   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
Many new Japanese Chado schools that followed carried on the philosophies of wabi-cha.
Urasenke and Omotesenke, founded by two of Rikyu's great-grandsons, are two of the largest chado shools.
Today, chado is taught and practiced throughout the world.
www.unioasis.com /docs/dis/teaceremony/dis_teaceremony.html   (802 words)

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