[Tea utensils/tea ceremony tools] Kara-ko (karakane) A copy of Rikyu's favorite, made by Hannya Kankei

●Kaigu refers to a complete set of clothing, weapons, horse equipment, etc.
In addition, the four essential utensils used in the tea ceremony are a water jar, a ladle stand, a water container, and a lid rest, and are used to display on a daisu or long board.
It was brought to Japan by the Rinzai sect monk Nanpo Shomyo when he returned from Song, and the most famous example of this is the "Kangan Kaigu" (Chinese copperware set) owned by Sen no Rikyu.
At that time, most were made from copper.
Today's ceramic utensils first appeared at the end of the Edo period, but at the time they were still unfamiliar and not widely accepted by the people.
It was only after the Meiji period that they began to be widely distributed, and when the head of each school began to make his or her own "favourite items", the "Ryureishiki" style popularised by the 11th head of the Urasenke school, Gengensai, adopted the principle of using ceramic utensils, so they became indispensable to the early modern tea ceremony.
The "Ryureishiki" is one of the new aspects of the tea ceremony culture that Gengensai established in order to modernize the tea ceremony.
This is very different from traditional tea ceremonies, as tea is prepared using a table and chair, and is known as chair tea ceremony.
It is said that the origins of this tea ceremony date back to the 1st Kyoto Exposition, held in Kyoto in 1871, when Gengensai came up with the idea to allow foreign guests to sit down and drink tea.
The water jar, water pitcher and lid rest can also be used separately.

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Size: Water jar (approx. diameter 17.2 x height excluding lid 16.5 cm)
Ladle stand (approx. diameter 6.4 x diameter 9.1 x height 18cm)
Kensui (approx. diameter 14.4 x height 8.5cm)
Lid holder (approx. diameter 6.8 x height 6.2cm)
Material: Copper
Author: Kankei Hannya
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[(Real name: Shozo)] Caster
Born in 1943 (year of the Rooster)
In 1949, he helped his father Yokichi with his business and has been devoting himself to his studies ever since.
1969: First selection at the Japan Traditional Crafts Exhibition (35 times since then)
In 1972, he was recognized as a full member of the Japan Crafts Association.
In 1978, a large giboju (ceremonial ornament) with the characters of the Eight Sects of Shingon Buddhism was made for the Zentsuji Temple Head Temple Saiseikyo Bridge.
1986: Participated in a seminar on temple bells by Living National Treasure Masahiko Katori
Commissioned by the Imperial Household Agency to restore treasures from the Shosoin Repository, and produced sand-covered items and brass bowls
In 2003, he was designated as a holder of traditional craft technology in Takaoka City.
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Box: Wooden box