[Tea utensils/tea ceremony tools, charcoal tools] Paper kettle mat, sandalwood paper, Seiryu (suminagashi), made by Yoshizaemon Yamazaki

● What is a kamashiki? It is a device that is placed under the kettle when it is removed from the fire during the sumidemae ceremony, in which the host adds charcoal to the hearth or brazier in front of the guests.
It is also called Kamaoki.
There are various types of kamashiki, including "kumi kamashiki" made by weaving wisteria, rattan, bamboo, bamboo skin, paper twine, and braided thread (string); "kami kamashiki" made by folding 20 to 48 sheets of hosho paper, sandalwood paper, or Mino paper into a bundle into quarters; "bamboo kamashiki" made by slicing bamboo nodes; and "ita kamashiki" made from paulownia wood for use in the water room.
It is said that the origin of this craft was when Takeno Joo saw the hedate of a mortar and woven it out of rattan.
The basic form is a karamono (woven rattan item) or karamono weaving, but there are also "himogumi" (string braid) and "enza" (round cushions), which are similar to smaller circular cushions used in "koshikakemachiai" (waiting tables).
Paper kettle mats began when Sen no Rikyu used a pocket paper, and were considered to be kettle mats of the true rank, and were not placed in a charcoal container during the ceremony but were carried in a pocket. Later, hosho paper, danshi paper, and gold leaf stamping became popular.
If the charcoal tea ceremony is omitted, place an incense holder on it and place it on the tokonoma.
The bamboo kettle base was made from the leftover bamboo from when Sen Sotan cut the flower vase, and is made by slicing the nodes of large bamboo pieces into rings.
The wooden kettle base is made of paulownia wood, 3 minutes thick and 5 inches square, cut on all four sides with a 1 inch hole in the center.It is used for the water room and is assembled in a box-shaped charcoal container and carried around the venue.

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Size: Approx. 14.3cm long x 18cm wide x 3.5cm thick
Author: Yamazaki Kichizaemon Paper Industry
(Purveyor to the Imperial Household Agency, Intangible Cultural Property, Traditional Craftsman of the Ministry of International Trade and Industry)
Box: Wooden box