[Tea utensils/tea ceremony tools Matcha tea bowl] Black Raku tea bowl by Shoraku Sasaki, inscribed "Ichigo Ichie" with Fukumoto Tsuneo box inscription, high-quality square seal

● Ichigo ichie (once in a lifetime)… A word that describes the practice of tea ceremonies and tea gatherings, which should be performed with sincerity, with the belief that each experience is a once in a lifetime occurrence.
A once in a lifetime encounter. Once in a lifetime.

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Size: Approx. diameter 12 x height 8.5cm
Author: Shoraku Sasaki
With box inscription by Fukumoto Tsuneo
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[3rd generation]
My grandfather built it in Kiyomizuzaka, Kyoto.
Born in Kameoka, Kyoto in 1944.
1962: 3rd generation Matsuraku successor
Thanks to the goodwill of Deguchi Onisaburo and Oda Setsudo (1901-1966), the former 11th abbot of Daitokuji Temple (504th head priest), he opened a kiln in Kameoka again in 1944.
He is currently studying under the second Shogaku.
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[Fukumoto Tsuneo]
Daitokuji School Shoshunji Temple
Born in Kyoto in 1930
Ordained by the monk So'o at Yotoku-in, a subtemple of Daitoku-ji Temple
He became a disciple of the former head priest of the Daitokuji sect, Seiryoken Kankei Roshi, and trained at the Mino Kokei Sodo.
1959: Appointed as the chief priest of Shoshunji Temple
In 1975, he was appointed as the head priest of Horinji Temple and a member of the Buddhist monastery.
He handed over the head priest of Horin-ji Temple to the next head priest and is currently the head priest of Shoshun-ji Temple.
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Box: Wooden box
Caution: Raku ware glaze may be sensitive to acids.
●The clay used for Raku ware has a coarse grain.