後のちの炭すみ

noun

second adding of charcoal (tea ceremony)

A technical term in the Japanese tea ceremony (chanoyu). Refers to the second round of adding charcoal to the fire during a tea gathering, typically performed after the main sweets and before the thin tea (usucha). Contrasts with 初炭 (shozumi), the first charcoal addition.

See also: 後炭

• 茶ちゃ事じでは、後のちの炭すみの手て前まえが薄うす茶ちゃの前まえに行おこなわれる。

  In a tea gathering, the procedure for the second charcoal addition is performed before the thin tea.