[Tea Utensils/Tea Utensils Kensui] Sugiku Kensui Matsuba 3rd Generation Mansho Hashimoto

●What is a curved water pitcher? A curved water pitcher made by bending a thin board and adding a bottom.
It is also called "mentsu".
It is said that Jōo was the first to bring it to the tea ceremony, or that he came up with the idea of ​​using a rice container brought by a pilgrim as a water closet, and that Rikyu then began using it in the tea room.

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Size: Approx. diameter 13.8 x height 8.6 cm
Material: Japanese cedar
Author: Mansho Hashimura (Masato) Woodworking craftsman
There is a stamp on the back
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[3rd generation (real name Makoto)]
Born in Kyoto in 1959 as the eldest son of the second generation
Studied under the first generation (grandfather) and also under Japanese painter Koun Yamamoto
In addition to making bent objects, he also works on okiage (place-laying) and color painting using chalk powder.
February 2008: 3rd generation successor
May: Name succession ceremony held at Kyoto Takashimaya store
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Box: Wooden box