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astrid.möller
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13 Aug 2012 8:54 pm
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anne.schirner
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step seven – And finally enjoying the tea – it is supposed to take three sips to empty a cup

step six – Using the smelling cup to get a first impression of the tea through the olfactory sense

step four Pouring the tea from the pitcher into the smelling cups

step four – Pouring the tea from the pitcher into the smelling cups

step three – When the tea has steeped the proper length of time it is poured into the tea pitcher

step two – Pouring water into as well as over the tea pot (to make sure that the ceramic itself has the same temperature)

step one – Heating the water (temperature is depending on the type of tea)

timing of a tea ceremony – How much time is being spent on each single step?

How much time is being spent on each single step?


Context of the observation

This tea ceremony took place at the private home of Shawn Chien who talked about his hobby “Tea Preparation”.

Location

2F, No.2, Lane 99, Section 3, Bādé Road, Songshan District, Taipei City, Taiwan

 

1 Interpretation

Time is an important factor in tea ceremony. It is not about the right steeping time, because taste differs with each person, its more about experience and trying to get a feeling for steeping time and taste. During tea cere-mony we noticed that time passes without us noticing it, time at tea ceremony is social, its about sharing.

anne.schirner
19 Jun 2012