Guests at a tea gathering are expected to bring a number of small items with them: folded white paper (kaishi); a yoji; fukusa, kobukusa; kochakin in a small case; and a folding fan (sensu). These items, with the exception of the sensu, are kept...
Japanese tea ceremony [lcsh]; Implements, utensils, etc. [lcsh];
The yoji, a pick for eating moist sweets, is one of the standard items a guest brings to the tearoom. Here, the yoji is sheathed in a slipcase in gold brocade (kinran) fabric decorated with a pattern incorporating plum, tortoise shell, and bamboo...
Japanese tea ceremony [lcsh]; Calligraphy, Japanese [lcsh];
These small cards bearing calligraphy and/or artwork are used to evoke a mood or feeling in keeping with the theme of the tea gathering. Mounted on small hanging scrolls (tanzaku kake), they are displayed in the guest's gathering area or near the...
