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November 7 - Robiraki

 
Toko - Scroll by Ohki Sokan Roshi

 
Tenshin

   
Some of the guests and Suwako Watanabe receiving Chamei


Koicha host


"Sweets from the East" arrived on the day of Robiraki, made
by Todd Frey of Gessha of York, York, Pensilvania


Usucha host


September 26 -  Membership Meeting

 

August   Asa-chaji (Morning Tea)

Hosted at home of J Waldmann sensei by J Waldmann, F Tanaka, S Watanabe assisted by R Brandt


Machiai (waiting area) with group of 2nd seki
Silent Greetings

   


Chashitsu - "Doshintei"
Interior uses some of salvaged old material from the Japanese tea house originally displayed at Oregon Centennial Expo, 1959.


Tsukubai


Scroll - "Senshin" clearnsing of heart by Myokian of Kyoto
Mizusashi - Kijitsurube (wooden well bucket)

 



 

 


Sweets - Mizuhanabi (firework reflected on the water) by Kohaku-kan
Kogo - Shell with paintings of kikyo (bell flowers), Kobukusa - Araiso Donsu

   

 

Chashaku - "Mt. Hodaka" by Sanryujin Bongaku
Usuki - Shunkei-nuri "Fubuki"





June  Sweets Workshop







Basics

 


Hands and Rikyu Manju
       
 



 


 

April Shoburo


Toko:
Scroll - "With quiet heart appreciate the essence of tea"

Flowrs - Seasonal
Flower vase - Celadon Crane's neck


Tana - Kotobiki-dana favored by Tantansai(14th)

Mizusashi - Celadon gourd shape by Nakaoka Shunpo


    


Usuki - Large natusme with Makie of paulownia and bamboo pattern





Kogo - Biwa (Musical instrument made of yew) by Kosaka Ayayuki

 



Starting the first fire of Furo Season


  

  


Tenshin - Bento made by hosts and some of Wakai members
    


      



Sweets - Wisteria Waves, made by Hokuseido of Portland, and Suiko by Toraya of Japan

 





Some of the guests


 



    



March

Koshukai by Christy Bartlett, the Director of Urasenke Foundation of San Francisco


Pictures will be available shortly



Feburary 8, Tea Presentation
at Hollywood Brach of the Multnomah County Library http://www.multcolib.org


Preparations

  
 
    

Presentations
   


January Hatsugama


Calligraphy at the entrance - Ikirunari, "To live forward" by Tohsei
Oxes in the waiting room

 


Jiku in the Toko - Teizenno Hakuju Shi, meaning "A single oak in the garden is the Path" by Kurauchi, Shodo, 655th abbot of Myoshinji

Hanaire - Celedon with Northwest Camellia

 


Tesnshin

     




Sweets - "Meibuki" from Hokuseido  fassioned by Suwako Watanabe
Sweets - "Egao", smile and "Senbon & Fukurai", Blessing Have Arrived, from Tsuruya Yoshinobu

 


Usucha-seki hosted by June Moriyasu
Mizusashi - water jar

   

 
Some of the guests