Although the Japanese word for the tea ceremony, chanoyu, literally means “hot water for tea,” the practice involves much more than its name implies. Chanoyu is a ritualized, secular practice in which tea is consumed in a specialized space with codified procedures.
Arranging flowers and replacing a hanging scroll with a new one, from the series A Tea Ceremony Periwinkle, woodblock print by Toshikata Mizuno (1866–1908). Image sourced from Wikimedia Commons. Available here.