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The
grandmaster designed Sanroan with the style of literati (Sencha
lovers) in the Heisei period. Sanroan has three tatami, fumikomidoko
(an alcove) and a low desk. The
Ceiling, posts, and otoshigake, (a crossbeam), are made of rare
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you open all the sliding windows on both sides of the teahouse,
You will feel like you are relaxing outside in the deep mountains
and dark valleys. Three things
that must be present during Sencha tea ceremony, as considered
by Baisao Kouyougai are beautiful forests, stones, and purified
water. Hermitic novelists and poets also considered them inevitable.
Sencha
tea lovers have been holding tea ceremony parties without restriction
or regulation as to time or place. This differs from chanoyu
tea ceremony guidelines. That has been the motto of Sencha lovers
since the old days. If he adheres to an idea of having a teahouse,
he may be against the Sencha ideal. But he creates the Sanroan
to show its ideal of having a tea ceremony party anytime and
anywhere, as his heart desires. |
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The
way of tasting sencha was introduced from China. So the design
of the Sencha teahouse was influenced greatly by Chinese tea
culture. According to the Chinese tea book, Cha Shu ,
a high, dry, bright, and refreshing place is ideal as a setting
for a tea ceremony party and you should keep the area open
and airy. The grandmaster said that he designed it effectively
to realize the Sencha ideal. So the guests can enjoy the beauty
of nature merely by sitting there. He built it at the corner
with the best command of a panoramic view. Because he wanted
to show the longing for the spirit world (Horaisan). It is
the place where the saints are believed to live. The Chinese
poet, Lu Tong is famous for his poems about tea depicting
the world as the place people could refresh themselves with
a cup of tea as if they are standing in the wind
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natural elements like fire, water, and wind are sacred and essential
to draw out the delicious taste of Sencha tealeaves. We strive
to make a delicious tea in agreement with nature. So the grandmaster
designed windows to symbolize it and show our thoughtfulness
towards the gifts of nature. @ |
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circle symbolizes theSun, origin of fire. Three white
rectangular bamboo twigs make a good balance with a horizontal
frame of the outside shouji Japanese traditional style
window. |
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A
rectangular window symbolizes the leaves of the Japanese
banana fanning the wind. The frame is made of Japanese
bush clover. |
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A
turtleback pattern symbolizes the leaves of the Japanese
banana, which is used to fan the fire. The frame of the
shoji, which is made of Japanese bush clover, indicates
the veins of the rectangular leaf. |
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