Japanese tea ceremony at the home of Reverend and Mrs. Gyomay M. Kubose, Chicago, Illinois

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Film negative frame numbers, descriptions: 1-6, Japanese tea ceremony at home of Rev. Gyomay M. Kubose and his wife Mine ("Minnie") Somi Kubosi, 4645 N. Racine, Chicago; second guest starts eating sweets (fieldworker's notes based in interviews indicates that eating sweets must precede drinking tea because the sweetness enhances the relatively bitter taste of tea that follows); 7, Chungmoo Choi, fieldworker, looks on; 8-12, second guest goes and gets tea; 13-14, second guest drinks tea; 15, after drinking the tea, the guest admires the art of the tea bowl (chawan) - not a cup, a cup is smaller; 16, returns the bowl; 17, main guest asks to see the tea caddy (natsume), lacquered container with the fine green powder (tea) and the tea scoop (chashaku); 18-21, cleaning the items to present them; 22, presenting the items; 24, hostess leaves room; 25, hostess brings fresh water in mizutsugi; 26, shows mitzutsugi; 27-31, hostess has gone to replenish water being heated; guests closely observing and chashaku (fieldworker's notes based in interviews indicates that this should not be occurring); 32, waiting for return of hostess; 33, hostess returns; "such beautiful art,” she tells about tea caddy and scoop; 34, answering - ''nice combination”; 35, "Thank you," it is always the main guest who speaks; 36, removes items, 37, hostess thanks guests for coming