[Tea utensils/tea ceremony tools] Made by Nishio Zuiho, Netherlands (barrel with tobacco leaf pattern)

●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 "Kara Copper Kaigu" 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 tea ceremony cultures established by Gengensai 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 pitcher (approx. diameter top 15 x diameter middle 15 x height 17.1 cm)
Ladle stand (approx. diameter 5.3 x diameter 8.2 x height 18.1cm)
Kensui (approx. diameter 14.8 x height 8.8cm)
Lid holder (approx. diameter 5.7 x height 5.9cm)
Author: Nishio Zuihosaku
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[3rd generation (real name Nobushige)]
1902: The first generation, Zuiho (Toyo), is born in Gifu Prefecture.
In 1917, he started working in Seto City, where he was involved in the manufacture and sale of ceramics.
In 1923, the predecessor of the company, Nishio Shoten, was founded.
In 1929, he moved to Yokkaichi and began specializing in flower vases and tea ceremony ware.
1941: The second generation, Zuiho (Yuchi), is born.
In 1952, he studied under the first
In 1955, the first Nihon Gei Ten exhibition was held. Since then, the exhibition has won multiple awards, including the Minister of Education Award and the Minister of International Trade and Industry Award.
1960: The third generation, Zuiho (Nobushige), is born.
In 1983, Mr. Yutaka took over as the second head priest.
After training in Osaka, Shigenobu became the apprentice of the second generation.
In 1990, Shigenobu continued to foster young artists even after the Nitto Art and Design Exhibition ended.
In 2001, he succeeded the name of Shigenobu 3rd (still practicing today)
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Box: Wooden box