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A set of tea utensils by the Mushakōjisenke. From the top left: tenmoku chawan (bowl) and chaseki (whisk) with tea powder container (natsume) and ivor
A set of tea utensils by the Mushakōjisenke. From the top left: tenmoku chawan (bowl) and chaseki (whisk) with tea powder container (natsume) and ivory lid.Bottom: iron pot placed on furo, bamboo ladle and hibashi placed upright in shakutate, fresh water container mizusashi on lacquered wood shelf tana
Some implements for tea ceremony. From bottom left: chashaku (tea scoop), sensu (fan), chasen kusenaoshi (whisk shaper), chasen (bamboo whisk) and fuk
Some implements for tea ceremony. From bottom left: chashaku (tea scoop), sensu (fan), chasen kusenaoshi (whisk shaper), chasen (bamboo whisk) and fukusa (purple silk cloth)
Adding charcoal to a brazier. Charcoal is removed from the hakosumitori (charcoal basket) using hibashi (fire chopsticks). From a Japanese magazine da
Adding charcoal to a brazier. Charcoal is removed from the hakosumitori (charcoal basket) using hibashi (fire chopsticks). From a Japanese magazine dated 1912
Incense box kōgō, influenced by Thai Sawankhalok style, by a follower of Ogata Kenzan (19th century)
Incense box kōgō, influenced by Thai Sawankhalok style, by a follower of Ogata Kenzan (19th century)
Master Sen no Rikyū, who codified the way of tea (painting by Hasegawa Tōhaku)
Master Sen no Rikyū, who codified the way of tea (painting by Hasegawa Tōhaku)
An open tea house serving matcha (ippuku issen (一服一銭), right) and a peddler selling extracts (senjimono-uri (煎じ物売) left), illustration from Shichiju-i
An open tea house serving matcha (ippuku issen (一服一銭), right) and a peddler selling extracts (senjimono-uri (煎じ物売) left), illustration from Shichiju-ichiban shokunin utaawase (七十一番職人歌合), Muromachi period; Ippuku issen's monk clothing depicts the relationship between matcha culture, tea offerings, and Buddhism.
One of the earliest surviving images of the formal serving of tea. Here, monkeys, who were sacred to the shrine, imitate humans in a poetry competitio
One of the earliest surviving images of the formal serving of tea. Here, monkeys, who were sacred to the shrine, imitate humans in a poetry competition that lasts all night. The monkeys try to stay awake by drinking strong green tea, but some have fallen asleep.
Jo-an chashitsu (National Treasure)
Jo-an chashitsu (National Treasure)