Chashaku Tea Scoop for Tea Ceremony Two Toned w/ Tube & Box by Yuyu Channei 7" Buddhist Having been carefully displayed and

Having been carefully displayed and in storage for many decades years

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Weight = 18lbs

This is a vintage Japanese hand painted scroll on paper

Chashaku Tea Scoop for Tea Ceremony Two Toned w/ Tube & Box by Yuyu Channei 7" Buddhist Having been carefully displayed andThis is a used Chashaku previously owned by a frequent tea practitioner. Includes tube and signed box. The outer bamboo is a dark smoky bamboo. Usually taken from the rafters of old houses. Soot from the the charcoal fires used inside the house slowly permeates the bamboo surface coloring the bamboo a deep brown color that takes over 100 years to develop. When the rafters are replaced Artisans take this precious resource and craft it into many