A bamboo tea scoop (Chashaku) named Nokiba no Sakura (Cherry at the eaves)
Showa period (20th century) by Sen Soshitsu XIV (Tantansai or Mugensai; 1893-1964), Urasenke tea school grandmaster
Of highly polished bamboo, the node in the middle of the slender shaft and upper surface grooved, the end of the scoop coming to a pointed tip
7¼in. (18.5cm.) long
With bamboo case signed and named by the artist and with wood box signed by the artist
A bamboo tea scoop (Chashaku) named Nokiba no Sakura (Cherry at the eaves)
Showa period (20th century) by Sen Soshitsu XIV (Tantansai or Mugensai; 1893-1964), Urasenke tea school grandmaster
Of highly polished bamboo, the node in the middle of the slender shaft and upper surface grooved, the end of the scoop coming to a pointed tip
7¼in. (18.5cm.) long
With bamboo case signed and named by the artist and with wood box signed by the artist
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