Ueda Sōko Ryū Characteristics and History

 

 

 

 

Furuta Oribe

 

 

Poetic Names for Chashaku (mei) 茶杓の銘

 

January 睦月 mutsuki  February 如月 kisaragi March 弥生 yayoi
April 卯月 uzuki  May 皐月 satsuki June 水無月 minatsuki
July 文月 fumizuki August 葉月 hazuki September 長月 nagatsuki
October 神無月 kaminazuki November 霜月 shimotsuki December 師走 shiwasu 
  All seasons 無季節  

 

 Zen Phrases 禅語

 

『下載清風』 Asai seifū

'Load down, savour the pure breeze'

 

『無寒暑』Mukanjyo

'No hot, no cold'

 

『居る』Iru

'To be'

 

『徐行踏断流水声』Omomuro ni yuite tōdansu ryūsui no koe

'Walking beside the stream, one’s steps cease; the sound of flowing water'

 

 

 

 

Essays・Articles

 

 

Family Crests 家紋

 

Shibui 渋い

 

Beginner's Mind 初心

 

Mukashi & Shiro in Tea Names　茶銘の中の「昔」&「白」

 

Ujien Seicha Tea Company from Hiroshima 宇治園製茶