[Tea utensils/Tea ceremony utensils Lid rest] Bamboo lid rest with lacquer and plum blossom openwork, preferred by Mutekisai, inscribed by Jingyusai (master Hisada Soya), made by Kuroda Soden

Size: Approx. diameter 5.5 x height 5.4 cm
Artist: Soden Kuroda (made by Soden Kuroda) Bamboo craftsman
Inscribed by Jinyusai (master Hisada Soya) [Omotesenke, hermitage name Hantokoan]
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[Founder Kuroda Soden]
10th generation: Second son of Shogen Kuroda
Branched out in 1896
[Second Generation Kuroda Soden]
He studied under his father, Soden, and took the name in the fall of 1928.
*During the Imperial Enthronement Ceremony, the Emperor was given the honor of viewing and purchasing a bamboo-covered shikishi-style tea box set.
[The 3rd Generation Kuroda Soden] Bamboo Craftsman
Born in Kyoto in 1931
Study and study under a master
In 1960, he succeeded to the name of 3rd Soden.
In 1967, he was given the title of Takeken by the head priest of Kenninji Temple, Takeda Masuyoshi.
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[The 12th generation Soya Jinyusai]
1925 - October 22, 2010
Born in Kyoto in 1925 (Taisho 14), his name was Kazuhiko and he was the eldest son of the 11th generation Mutekisai Soya.
Graduated from Kyoto University, Department of History
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[Hisada family] The name of the Hisada family's hermitage is Hanshoan, which refers to the two-tatami medium-sized tea room built by the third head priest, Sozen.
The Hisada family was the husband of the daughter of the third head priest, Sotan, and is of Rikyu's bloodline. If the family line was in danger of dying out, a son was adopted from the Hisada family.
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