Hot days continue. Enjoy a cup of tea in the summer afternoon with a cool breeze blowing.
The hanging scroll is Tanabata strip "星河清涼風" (Seiga Seiryo no kaze) written by Daido Nishigaki. "星河(Seiga)" means Milky Way, or galaxy, and is a Zen word for summer that says that the wind cools both body and mind.
The yellow flowers from the courtyard are lovely, and the flower vase is Hagi.
The thin tea is served with a combination of summer. At the end of the tea procedure, the tea bowl, the tea container (“natsume”), and “fukusa” are left and arranged on the shelf.
Natsume: The shape is called "yakki" (medicine case), and the lacquer work is "whirlpool". It is an interesting design that Urasenke the 14th Tantansai favorites.
Tea bowl: Glass flat tea bowl. There are crabs at the water's edge. On this day, put water in the tea bowl and make it a "washing chakin".
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Sweets are enjoyed at this time of year with mizuyokan (sweet bean jelly) and seashell-shaped dry sweets "WaKa-ejima" (made by Kamakura Toshimaya). The smell of the beach reminds me of the sea of Enoshima. (Bottom photo)
The kimono of the two ladies is also a summer attire, and the blue color is chic and beautiful.
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