Daisu-demae covers the procedures using the daisu, the large formal two-board stand. They are the most ceremonious forms in any school and are taught last, generally after many years of practice.
In practice
The full set of utensils is displayed on the two boards from the outset, so nothing is carried in during the procedure and the movements are correspondingly deliberate. The ladle stands upright in a shakutate rather than resting on the kettle. Because the daisu belongs to the older, pre-wabi layer of the tradition, these procedures preserve conventions that the smaller stands dropped, which is part of why they are reserved for occasions of real significance.
Sources
- 台子（世界大百科事典 旧版） / コトバンク
Supports: 台子が「間」の中に持ち出されるということは、点茶の手続（点前）が客の目前で演じられることを意味すること
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Related terms
- Temae (the procedures of preparation)temae
The choreographed sequences for handling utensils and preparing tea; the substance of what students practise.
- Chakai (open tea gathering)chakai
A larger, less formal event with several sittings in a day; the usual way for newcomers to attend tea.
- Daisu (formal utensil stand)daisu
The most formal utensil stand, from which all other stands derive; used in the highest-ranking procedures.