Chashaku Tea Scoop for Tea Ceremony Named w Tube Shogiban 38" Square by 32" High

38" Square by 32" High

when sharpened will go though bamboo with ease or anything else for that matter

Also known as a calligraphy chest as it housed an ink stone (suzuri)

great piece of Japanese history

Chashaku Tea Scoop for Tea Ceremony Named w Tube Shogiban 38" Square by 32" HighThis 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