Tea Ceremony in Early Spring

A formal tea ceremony unfolds in the garden of a traditional teahouse as early spring light filters through the branches of plum or camellia. Dated 1932, this print depicts the ritualized preparation and drinking of matcha — the whisking of tea, the careful placement of implements, the quiet of a ceremony conducted according to centuries of established choreography. Kasamatsu observes the ceremony as an aesthetic event inseparable from its seasonal context, the spare garden setting mirroring the ceremony's values of simplicity and attention.