[Tea utensils/tea ceremony tools Natsume (thin utensil)] Oimatsu tea utensils with lacquer finish and pure silver fittings, made by Hidemaro Iwakura

●What are Old Pine Tea Utensils? The original (real thing) was created by the 6th head of the Sen school, Kakukakusai, who devised a tea utensil design based on the teacup favored by Sen no Sotan (grandson of Sen no Rikyu), and he created dozens of them out of pine.
This pine tree is the Taian, a two-tatami tea room with a corner hearth that was built by Sen no Rikyu while in the camp of Hashiba Hideyoshi during the Battle of Yamazaki (Battle of Tennozan) in 1582, and is now a National Treasure.
It seems to have been moved there soon after the battle, and is now located at Myoki-an in Oyamazaki.
There is a pine tree called "Sodezuri no Matsu" (Sodezuri Pine Tree) here, where Hideyoshi's sleeve is said to have touched, and it was considered very auspicious and was treasured.
However, the pine trees died in the mid-Edo period, so it was made from this pine tree.

Size: Approx. diameter 9 x height 5.2 cm
Lid diameter 10cm
Material: Wood Artist: Hidemaro Iwakura
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In 1948, he became a disciple of the late Tanemoto Tokujiro. In 1983, he appeared on Ishikawa TV. In 1984, he exhibited solo at Gallery Kosugi in Meguro, Tokyo. In 1985, he exhibited solo at Gallery Arita in Takaoka, Toyama Prefecture. In 1988, he exhibited solo at Seibu Department Store in Nagano Prefecture and other locations. In 1988, he appeared on NHK TV and was introduced to the whole country. In 1986, he received the Chairman's Award from the Traditional Industries Promotion Association. In 1987, he received the Chairman's Award from the Lacquerware Union Cooperative Association. In 1988, he received the Director's Award from the Yamanaka Town Lacquerware Research Institute in Ishikawa Prefecture. In 1988, he received the Director's Award from the Forestry Agency at the 23rd National Lacquerware Exhibition (Mitsukoshi Main Store, Tokyo). Since then, he has worked as a lacquer artist specializing in tea ceremony utensils.
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Box: Wooden box