Tea table

18/12/2010, posted by Cha in teaware

In most of the cases, I drink tea while sitting on the floor. Not only me, but also my guests. While it’s great for me, it does require my guests to bow when you pick a tea cup. I have noticed many times that many use low tables for their gongfu tea. On flickr, I most often see this on Aeternitas photostream ( Great tea photos btw).

So, after a while, I noticed one for sale at a local tea shop. While it’s very rough, it does improve the quality of my tea sessions. First, once you sit near it, it creates it’s own space. You feel like in a tiny tea room once you sit down, rather than having tea in a larger room. My guests also feel more comfortable.

The pic above shows a tea setup based on a Cha Bu (while using the table) . The pics bellow depict a typical Saturday morning for me. No special setups, and the table also ‘hosts’ the previous tea (see the glass jar and the wet leaves).