Chashaku Tea Scoop for Tea Ceremony Named w Tube&Box Woodwork Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tek-hòe hûi)

Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tek-hòe hûi)

A truly magnificent artifact from the early Edo period (1596-1868)

It weighs 2lbs 2oz

This plate measures 9" in diameter by about 1 1/2" tall (23 x 4 cm)

Chashaku Tea Scoop for Tea Ceremony Named w Tube&Box Woodwork Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tek-hòe hûi)This is a used Chashaku previously owned by a frequent tea practitioner. Includes tube. The Chashaku is the simple bamboo tea scoop used to transfer powdered green tea from the caddy to the tea bowl during tea ceremony. As its function is one of the most pivotal points in the ritual, it occupies a special roll as a work of art within itself. Specialized craftsmen and tea masters themselves carve these out of specially selected bamboo. They then carve