An American potter's journal about making and collecting utensils for her study of chanoyu.
In addition to making ceramic objects in her home studio, Linda collects materials and makes one-of-a-kind chabako, the small portable box that holds almost all the items needed for the five variations of this specific traditional Japanese tea ritual.
Sunday, August 9, 2015
Two tana (shelves)
Yoshino-dana
The Yoshino-dana style was favored by Ennosai, the 13th generation grand tea master of the Urasenke school (1872-1924). The inspiration for this design came from the round window of a tearoom used by
the famous courtesan, Yoshino Dayu (1606-1643). It has a choice of two screens that fit into the left side; a white shoji screen is used in winter and a bamboo reed screen in summer. The chawan at the left of my tenchaban-style table is inside a mage wappa (bentwood) kensui, for the Irekodate temae. The hishaku is hung on the peg, and the natsume (tea caddy) is displayed on the top shelf.
Hisago-dana
The Hisago-dana (or Hyotan-dana), has a hyotan / gourd shape cutout. I love that the piece which is cut out serves as the shelf. This style was favored by Tantan-sai, 14th Urasenke Grand Tea Master (1893-1964). The Asagao (morning glory) natsume looks refreshing on the natural wood grain of the tana. Both of these tana are held together with pegs and can be easily dis-assembled for storage in a flat box.
Linda, can you please say more about hisago-dana? I am a first year student of chanoyu and am feeling comfortable using maru-joku. are there differences regarding its use and placing utensils on it? thx, Joe
I really like that Hisago-dana, Linda. I don't think I've seen it before! I enjoy reading your blog.
ReplyDeleteLinda, can you please say more about hisago-dana? I am a first year student of chanoyu and am feeling comfortable using maru-joku. are there differences regarding its use and placing utensils on it?
ReplyDeletethx, Joe