"Furo" placed in the center🍂

October is the last month of using the brazier called “furo” in Japanese. In a "furo" charcoal is burned for boiling water in a kettle. At present, braziers are used from May through October as the summer season and usually placed to the left of “temae-za” (the place where the host is seated to make tea).

After the middle of October, autumn deepens gradually, the brazier is placed in the center of the tatami mat. It is an idea that bringing the fire closer to the guests allows them to feel the warmth. The brazier is placed on the "large board" which size is enough to put a ladle and a lid rest in front of the kettle. The “mizu-sashi” (flesh-water container) is to the left and uses elongated one because there is no space.

It is said that the tea in the last season of “furo” has a “wabi-sabi” taste, but today's hanging scroll is modern "Nogiku” (wild chrysanthemum). This is the calligraphy from my friend living in Kamakura, who also painted "A flower from morning face" of summer. The tea bowl made in Kyoto is persimmon color painting of "the harvest season".

The dry sweets are "Safflowers" by Waku-den (a confectioner in Kyoto). If you look closely, there are 9 small rings. In Japanese “Waku” means 9 rings!

After making tea, the smiles of the two women are beautiful.