Open Dialogue with Japanese Tea
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guests would choose their owr sake cup, all of which had then own design. The exhibit features : sake tray and ewer, a vase-shapee pitcher. "I thought it was interestin~ that the sake was different; Serrano said. "With the tea th{ host picked out the cups for tea but for sake the guests would pic1 out' their own and it showed dif. ferent things about them, such a! how much sake\hey we~e able te handle." '. Tea ceremonies are usually hek in very small rooms and are gen' erally very simple. The hosl makes tea and passes it to the fITs guest. When that guest is fInished the host repeats the process fO the next guest, and so forth . "The central section of the exhi. bition explains the vessels that ar{ essential for the presentation 0, tea - the brazier and the kettle-(fO the boiling of the water), the fresh. water container (which stores th( water to be boiled), the tea cadd) (which holds the powdered tea, and the tea bowl (from which th( tea is drunk)," Morse said. ~. The exhibit also displays ~ quote from 16th century tea mas. ter, Sen no Rikyu, describin~ chanoyu: "Chanoyu is nothing bul this. Boil water, infuse tea, am drink. That is all you need te know." In this way, the exhibit mirron the tea ceremonies. Small ane simple, but effective. The MFA is open Mondays Tuesdays, Saturdays and Sunday! from 10 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. ane Wednesday through Friday fron 10 a.m. to 9:45 p.m. Admission fO Northeastern students is free. Another aspect of the tea cere- mony was burning incense before a guest came over. The exhibit shows off some of the tools used to burn incense, including an interesting, large burner .shaped as a dragon on a boat. Before tea, there was always a meal served. The meal would con- sist of mostly vegetables and rice and no meat. Included here are a communal plate and a tiered box. Between the meal and tea, guests would drink sake. For this, - Nishimura Morse, exhibit curator The unspoken dia- logue refers to a com- munication that takes place between host and guest. ... Which , takes place through the appreciation onhe aestlietics and history of the vessels that the host has chosen. holding Chinese tea bowls and containers. Hosts used ,their tea bowls and utensils as.a way to . impress guests. They7would take into account what kind of mood they' wished to create. and what season it was at the time. . "I thought it was . interesting that tea is actually a ceremonious thing and there are a lot of things - that go into it," said Brittany Serrano, a third-year pharmacy major. "It's well thought out. They put a lot of thought into what cups and utensils they would use." By Brenda Maguire NEWS CORRESPONDENT II;: I~ ~sf == 0. . -4-J ~ ~~ ~~ C). -4-J " '\ ~ The exhibitis very small, quaint ~ •...•.•..• and simple. Even though it looks r:J'J ~ sparse, this is actually the most " '\ ~ appropriate way to showcase a ~, " '\ Japanese tea ceremony known as = ~ ...., chanoyu. ~ U Japan might be a little too far to cd ~ travel for tea, but Northeastern ~, Q) students can walk a few blocks to = ~ .~ experience the culture by learning ~ ~ about Japanese tea customs. Ie \oJ Q) The Museum of Fine Arts ~ ~ (MFA) is housing an exhibit on the •••• preparation and drinking of tea in ~ Japan. "An Unspoken Dialogue O Q) with Japanese Tea" is located on OJ ~ I the fIrst floor in the Asian wing, " ro and will r.un until September C) B 2012. - "The unspoken dialogue refers = ~ to communication that takes place ~ r-.. .-::::1 between host and guest;' curator o ~;:J I Anne Nishimura Morse said in an O U .email to The News. "A spiritual communication which takes ylace ~ t> through the appreciation 0 the cd I? aesthetics and history Qfthe ves- ~ Q) sels that the host has chosen." I~ ~,The exhibit is small and takes = 1 V~ up less than a full room. The cases, C\$ are separated into a few cate- -4-J I gories including the meal, sake, ~ ~ and tea. ~' Q) The exhibition features works = ,,'\ 01 from the Edward Sylvester Morse ~ Collection of Japanese ceramics, . ~ c= which the MFA purchased. in •~ Cd 1892, Morse said. r:J'J U "In order to explain the tea tra- dition we have also borrowed ,." rJ:J from private collections, such as '"J ~ the set of fIve 17th food vessels C) ~ from the John D. Weber t J Q) Collection, and the contemporary == ~ ceramics and baskets from the Ie \oJ '\",J Mary Ann and Stanley Snider ~ ~ Collection;' ,Morse said. ~ ~ ~ -First, there is a display case r:J'J rJ:J rJ:J ~~.5 '~ 8 • ••• ..: ~ •• CI} ex: ~ := E-! ...• ex: =- -< l-- ~ ~ o CN
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guests would choose their owrsake cup, all of which had thenown design. The exhibit features :;sake tray and ewer, a vase-shapeepitcher."I thought it was interestin~
that the sake was different;Serrano said. "With the tea th{host picked out the cups for teabut for sake the guests would pic1out' their own and it showed dif.ferent things about them, such a!how much sake \hey we~e able tehandle." '.Tea ceremonies are usually hek
in very small rooms and are gen'erally very simple. The hoslmakes tea and passes it to the fITslguest. When that guest is fInishedthe host repeats the process fOJthe next guest, and so forth ."The central section of the exhi.
bition explains the vessels that ar{essential for the presentation 0,tea - the brazier and the kettle-(fOJthe boiling of the water), the fresh.water container (which stores th(water to be boiled), the tea cadd)(which holds the powdered tea,and the tea bowl (from which th(tea is drunk)," Morse said.~. The exhibit also displays ~quote from 16th century tea mas.ter, Sen no Rikyu, describin~chanoyu: "Chanoyu is nothing bulthis. Boil water, infuse tea, amdrink. That is all you need teknow."In this way, the exhibit mirron
the tea ceremonies. Small anesimple, but effective.The MFA is open Mondays
Tuesdays, Saturdays and Sunday!from 10 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. aneWednesday through Friday fron10 a.m. to 9:45 p.m. Admission fOJNortheastern students is free.
Another aspect of the tea cere-mony was burning incense beforea guest came over. The exhibitshows off some of the tools usedto burn incense, including aninteresting, large burner .shapedas a dragon on a boat.Before tea, there was always a
meal served. The meal would con-sist of mostly vegetables and riceand no meat. Included here are acommunal plate and a tiered box.Between the meal and tea,
guests would drink sake. For this,
- Nishimura Morse,exhibit curator
The unspoken dia-logue refers to a com-munication that takesplace between hostand guest. ... Which ,takes place through
the appreciation onheaestlietics and historyof the vessels that thehost has chosen.
holding Chinese tea bowls andcontainers. Hosts used ,their teabowls and utensils as.a way to
. impress guests. They7would takeinto account what kind of moodthey' wished to create. and whatseason it was at the time.. "I thought it was . interestingthat tea is actually a ceremoniousthing and there are a lot of things
- that go into it," said BrittanySerrano, a third-year pharmacymajor. "It's well thought out. Theyput a lot of thought into what cupsand utensils they would use."
By Brenda MaguireNEWS CORRESPONDENT
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0 .. -4-J ~
~~
~~ C).-4-J" '\ ~ The exhibitis very small, quaint~ •...•.•..•and simple. Even though it looksr:J'J ~ sparse, this is actually the most" '\ ~ appropriate way to showcase a~, " '\ Japanese tea ceremony known as
=~....,chanoyu.~ U Japan might be a little too far tocd ~ travel for tea, but Northeastern~, Q) students can walk a few blocks to
=~.~experience the culture by learning~ ~ about Japanese tea customs.Ie \oJ Q) The Museum of Fine Arts
~ ~ (MFA) is housing an exhibit on the
••••preparation and drinking of tea in
~ Japan. "An Unspoken Dialogue
O Q) with Japanese Tea" is located on
OJ ~I the fIrst floor in the Asian wing," ro and will r.un until SeptemberC) B 2012. -
"The unspoken dialogue refers
=~to communication that takes place~ r-.. .-::::1 between host and guest;' curator
o ~;:J I Anne Nishimura Morse said in an
O U .email to The News. "A spiritualcommunication which takes ylace~ t> through the appreciation 0 thecd I? aesthetics and history Qf the ves-
~ Q) sels that the host has chosen."I~ ~,The exhibit is small and takes
=1V ~ up less than a full room. The cases,
C\$ are separated into a few cate--4-J I gories including the meal, sake,~ ~ and tea.~' Q) The exhibition features works
=,,'\01 from the Edward Sylvester Morse~ Collection of Japanese ceramics,. ~ c= which the MFA purchased. in• ~ Cd 1892, Morse said.r:J'J U "In order to explain the tea tra-
dition we have also borrowed,." rJ:J from private collections, such as'" J ~ the set of fIve 17th food vesselsC) ~ from the John D. Webert J Q) Collection, and the contemporary== ~ ceramics and baskets from theIe \oJ '\",J Mary Ann and Stanley Snider~ ~ Collection;' ,Morse said.
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