Chashaku Tea Scoop for Tea Ceremony Named w Tube Shogiban They are also used to

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5" in diameter by 2" tall (39 x 5 cm)

each rendered with meticulous detail

great piece of Japanese history

This is a wonderful example of Meiji era Japanese cloisonné

Chashaku Tea Scoop for Tea Ceremony Named w Tube Shogiban They are also used toThis 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