Chanoyu Decoded is a living database with new materials added on the 28^th of every month.
Explore the world of Chanoyu through the images, writings, and recordings in the portfolio of 
Professor Allan Sōsei Palmer.

Newly Published Work for March 2026

Chanoyu: Anatomy of the Japanese Tea Ceremony Course Series is Available Here

Ga-ran-dō, 伽蘭洞, Attend-orchid-cave, presenting Tea in March: calligraphy, ‘San-shoku Shō-jō-shin’, by Hōunsai XV, tsuri-gama, 釣釜, suspended kettle, Un-ryū-gama, 雲龍釜, cloud-dragon-kettle, take dai-su, 竹台子, bamboo support-of, ‘Gen-ji’ mizu-sashi, 源氏水指, Origin-clan water-indicate. Mizusashi and raised tatami tables designed by Professor Allan Sōsei Palmer.

Produced by Tanya Sōya Valentine – Palo Alto, California