Nuributa mizusashi (he said “because it’s usucha, you use nuributa.” Why?), but otherwise any mizusashi is fine
Traditionally is a natsume, but really any chaki that you want to use is fine
Chawan likewise can be anything. Fancy kyo-yaki is fine if you’re doing chawan kazari. If you’re doing natsume kazari, the shawan should be more demure. Hirachawan is fine.
Chashaku should ideally be kigo, not zengo
Important points
Chasen doesn’t come down UNTIL YOU NEED IT. So rather than place it down next to the chaki, you pour water and place the chasen directly into the bowl.
For CHAWAN KAZARI, THE BOWL IS TURNED IN THE PALM WHEN PLACING OUT. You turn to kyakutsuki, place the bowl down, place your kobukusa out like chabako, then pick up the bowl and TURN IN YOUR LEFT PALM rather than on the floor like chawan kazari.
These usucha kazari typically wouldn’t be done during a chaji. Practically, you wouldn’t have the opportunity to do the kazari setup between koicha, sumi, and starting usucha. So there’s really no way to do it. This would be more of a, “invite someone to your house to have tea” kind of thing where it would be much more casual.
This could be done in any kind of space, but yojohan or komazue would be nice.
Natsume kazari
Chasen, chakin, chashaku are on the mizusashi no futa just like for all other kazari setups. The fukusa is folded like for kaichu and placed in the bowl with enough sticking out to be able to grab. The natsume then sits directly on the fukusa.
Enter with kensui, doing aisatsu here (because it’s not koicha, so you won’t sorei later)
Do as usual with kensui (making a noise with the hishaku on the futaoki)
Bring chawan combo to the far side of temae. Handle primarily with R, but with L supporting (even though it’s natsume)
You can really come back up to imai, switch hands, then bring your body back down to place.
L supporting while inside the bowl but removing support once out of the bowl, take out natsume and place near-side of temae
Take out kobukusa from kaichuu, place in front of mizusashi where the natsume will go (normal place)
Remove fukusa from the bowl and so-sabaki, kiyome, then place natsume on the kobukusa
Removing fukusa should be thumb on top. Glenn pulls twice, once to get more of it exposed, then a second time to grip more from the side so it flops less
Refold, purify chashaku, and place on the natsume. DO NOT TAKE DOWN THE CHASEN.
Open the kama and pour water into the bowl
NOW take down chasen, place in bowl, then 2h bring bowl to center of temae
Do as usual until scooping tea
Scooping tea is the same as always, ie take chashaku in R, take natsume in L, scoop, put everything back (as in usucha style).
There was a question of whether the lid goes on the kobukusa or in the normal position on the tatami. We’re of the opinion that 100% it goes on the tatami. Otherwise it’s too formal, ie comparable to wakin or karamono.
Make tea, serve, etc
At the end of shimai, move the natsume + kobukusa combo the same way as you do in chaire kazari, ie scoot in under the sides, hold the shoulder with thumbs, and move.
Continue as normal
When bringing the natsume out for haiken, pick up as above w/kobukusa and turn to kyakutsuki, holding low. Kiyome as usual, placing the lid to the right of the kobukusa.
To place out into douguza, turn as usual, ie take from middle, hands to corners, turn, repeat, place out.
Continue as usual
At the very end when leaving, THIS IS DIFFERENT FROM CHAIRE KAZARI. Place natsume into your L palm immediately, then close and kaichuu ni shite kobukusa with R. Then pick up chashaku with R and exit.
If you don’t do this, ie if you do chaire kazari style of bringing chaire heriuchi first, close kobukusa, and then deal with things, it looks weird. Chashaku looks really sabishii out front.
When taking out the chaki at the very beginning, treat it like chabako. L is supporting the bowl when you take out the chaki, and L+R come away at the same time.
he thinks that you should place down natsume with R when putting on the kobukusa at after doing haiken kiyome.
I think this makes sense, because in general the only reason we take the chaki with L is because R is occupied. In this case, R is not occupied, so why not?
But this goes counter to what we do in Chabako, iirc, and Chitosebon definitely uses L (checked with the book). Need to look this up.
Like Chaire Kazari, and unlike Wakin, you keep the fukusa on the tatami down while placing out the chaki, then return the fukusa to your obi.
Dougu
Yes, nuributa. “You don’t put dougu on a tomobuta.” Didn’t go into much more reason, but this feels fine to me.
Better to avoid using any painted chawan. Plain chawan, kohiki, etc would work well. You shouldn’t detract from the natsume.
He also thinks it would be nice to have a plain color kobukusa. Pure purple would be cool.
Misc natsume ranking
This temae is the highest temae for a natsume. So if you have something great, then use it here.
But if you have a good rikyugata chuu natsume, the best temae for that would be Otsubukuro, ie elevating it to koicha.
“Don’t forget, kazari-temae were originally using meibutsu dougu”