lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony
In a tea ceremony, the guest seated last, farthest from the host; often responsible for closing the gathering.
At a tea gathering, the lowest-ranking guest has the role of leaving the seat last.
tea master
Rarely used to refer to the tea master or host of a tea ceremony; more commonly called 亭主 or 茶人.
In old documents, お詰め can refer to the person who hosts a tea gathering.
Standard kanji spelling for this tea ceremony term.
Variant using the honorific prefix 御 instead of お.
Abbreviated spelling; less common.
Abbreviated spelling with honorific 御; rare.
From お (honorific prefix) + 詰め (noun form of 詰める, 'to pack, to be at the end'). The term likely derives from the idea of the person who 'closes' or is at the end of the guest seating order.