Tea Ceremony in the Ambassador's Garden; June 15, 2010 - Tea Ceremony in the Ambassador's Garden; June 15, 2010

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IMG_4186 * The garden and the Ryurei (Table set-up for gardens) * 448 x 336 * (82KB)

IMG_4188 * We had 6 other people from the tea school to help us during the morning setting things up and preparing additional bowls of tea. * 3648 x 2736 * (3.0MB)

IMG_4190 * Luke is explaining the origin of tea ceremony, the utensils used, and the steps in the ceremony. * 3648 x 2736 * (4.26MB)

IMG_4192 * Luke explaining the different utensils used in tea ceremony. * 3648 x 2736 * (3.63MB)

IMG_4201 * Luke clean the tea bowl with his teacher as te assistant. * 3648 x 2736 * (3.5MB)

ray1 * Preparing to put tea in the tea bowl. * 1280 x 960 * (288KB)

ray2 * Adding the tea to the tea bowl using a bamboo scoop. * 960 x 1280 * (266KB)

ray5 * Adding hot water to the tea bowl. * 1280 x 960 * (327KB)

IMG_4198 * Guests enjoying the sweets before being served the tea. * 3648 x 2736 * (2.72MB)

ray8 * Cleaning the tea scoop near the end of the tea ceremony. * 1280 x 960 * (281KB)

IMG_4205 * 3648 x 2736 * (4.69MB)

IMG_4207 * The second group of people in the morning with the tea instructors and assistants * 3648 x 2736 * (3.73MB)

IMG_4209 * Right to Left: Fuku-Iemoto sensei (Luke's tea instructor), Luke, Mika, Iemoto sensei (Head of the tea school) * 3648 x 2736 * (3.88MB)

IMG_4210 * All the assistants (some tea instructors as well) who helped out. * 3648 x 2736 * (3.4MB)

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