茶書のなかの料理 (第1報)
南方録
1980 年 31 巻 2 号 p. 69-74
詳細
1980 年 31 巻 2 号 p. 69-74
What opinion had Mr. Sennorikyu, who is said to have perfected the Japanese tea-ceremony, on the meals served in the tea-ceremony and what kinds of food were taken at the beginning of the tea-ceremony history? These problems were studied by investigating the secret tea-ceremony classics, Nanboroku.
Nanboroku was written by Mr. Nanbo-Sokei who was the ablest pupil of Mr. Sennorikyu and is said to be completed in 1593. It is composed of seven volumes of which the first six volumes were revised by Mr. Sennorikyu.
According to the volume No. 1, Sennorikyu's opinion is interpreted as follows : The meal of the tea-ceremony is to be given not the extent of starvation, but in conformity with the manner of daily life in the Zen (Buddhism) temple. It means not the plain foods, but it is to be served by understanding taste for the simple and quiet, i.e. Wabi and Sabi traditionally known in Japan.
Also, the meals of forty-seven times served in the tea-ceremonies given by Mr. Sennorikyu in a certain year between 1582-1588, which are recorded in the volume No. 2, were studied, and classified according to the kind and frequency of the menu and foods. Therefrom the origin of the meals of tea-ceremony in the present age was clarified.
