In furo:

  • Opening the lid of a magemizusashi:
    • Hold at 5 and 7 with both hands
    • Bring the lid back around the chaire to your center, meanwhile scoot your left hand up to 9
    • Grab with right hand at 11 and place next to the mizusashi
    • Big note, when you’re bringing the lid back around the chaire to your center, you can tilt the lid to face the guests a bit so that you’re not flying-saucering the lid, and instead you’re avoiding the chaire in a bit more natural way

From suzuki , you should hold deeply! Don’t just need to hold the edge of the lid. You can hold deeply, even inside the lip.