Japanese tea ceremony at the home of Reverend and Mrs. Gyomay M. Kubose, Chicago, Illinois
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Film negative frame numbers, descriptions: 1-6, Japanese tea ceremony at home of Rev. Gyomay M. Kubose and his wife Mine ("Minnie") Somi Kubosi, 4645 N. Racine, Chicago; second guest starts eating sweets (fieldworker's notes based in interviews indicates that eating sweets must precede drinking tea because the sweetness enhances the relatively bitter taste of tea that follows); 7, Chungmoo Choi, fieldworker, looks on; 8-12, second guest goes and gets tea; 13-14, second guest drinks tea; 15, after drinking the tea, the guest admires the art of the tea bowl (chawan) - not a cup, a cup is smaller; 16, returns the bowl; 17, main guest asks to see the tea caddy (natsume), lacquered container with the fine green powder (tea) and the tea scoop (chashaku); 18-21, cleaning the items to present them; 22, presenting the items; 24, hostess leaves room; 25, hostess brings fresh water in mizutsugi; 26, shows mitzutsugi; 27-31, hostess has gone to replenish water being heated; guests closely observing and chashaku (fieldworker's notes based in interviews indicates that this should not be occurring); 32, waiting for return of hostess; 33, hostess returns; "such beautiful art,” she tells about tea caddy and scoop; 34, answering - ''nice combination”; 35, "Thank you," it is always the main guest who speaks; 36, removes items, 37, hostess thanks guests for coming
The Japanese tea ceremony is preparing, serving, and drinking tea in a ritualistic and ceremonial way where it is used to promote wellbeing, mindfulness, and harmony. The tea itself is a powdered green tea called matcha. The purpose of the Japanese tea ceremony is to create bonding between the host and guest and also gain inner peace. The tea ceremony is very important in Japanese culture because it used to be practiced only by the elite zen monks and noble warlords for most of history.
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