December 30, 2010 archive
Match your Japanese Tea Cup With This Shining Season
Every country in this world has their own tradition which related to the type of glasses they use. Do you know how many kind of glass in the world? There are crystal glass, wine glass, beer glass, mug, cup and many more. Western people commonly serve their guest with wine, so they need a wine glass to serve their guest. Eastern people usually deliver a hot coffee or a glass of tea for their guest, thus they need a set of cup. Japan as one of the eastern country has a special way to serve their special guest through Japanese tea ceremony. This ceremony contain of spiritual and substantial value. Thus, the host used to prepare it very well. And one of important things that they must be noted is choose the right Japanese tea cup. In Japanese tea ceremony, the host must adjust the theme with the season. When the ceremony held in spring, they have to choose a bright color, and choose a Sakura painting to decorate the room. Besides that, the host should make a special sweet vegetable cake, which formed as Sakura flower. At the end, they must prepare a set of Japanese tea cup design with spring pattern.
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A Modern Japanese Tea Set
Japanese tea ceremony is a sacral and substantial ceremony. The host and the guest must follow some rules and specific procedure to join this ceremony. There is a special room with special architecture based on the original one from a thousand years ago. So it is not surprised if the host has to prepare a special tea set to serve the guest. A complete set for Japanese ceremony consist of tea bowl, Japanese tea set, traditional stove to boiling water, traditional mixer, small bowl as tea bag place, tiny wood scoop and napkin to clean the cup before it fill with tea. To complete the reception, they also need to prepare sugary cake in a special wide plate. This cake must be so sleek to make ready the guest tongue for bitter tea. The cake made from vegetables, and its shape adjusted with the blossom flower in that season.
The season theme, is not only adapted for the cake shape but it also become the theme for a whole ceremony. Flowers arrangement on the table, painting on the wall, Japanese calligraphy, host kimonos, even tea set shape also adjust with the season when the ceremony held. For this reason, Japanese produce many kind of tea set, based on the season. A set of Japanese tea set consist of one teapot, and four to five cups. It can be made from clay, wood, porcelain, or iron. In China, clay teapot is the best one. Chinese believe that clay material can keep the smell and the taste of tea naturally. Whether Japanese, who believe that natural material, bring natural effect, including wood, and porcelain which made from white clay.
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