[Tea utensils/tea ceremony tools/shelves] Kiyamachi shelf, lacquered with lacquer, Ikkan-bari, a copy of Rokujosai's work, made by Totsuka Tomiyoshi, assembled, comes with protective sheet

●What is a Kiyamachi shelf?...It is a small shelf with three pillars and Ikkan Tsumeguro lacquer, the top and middle boards are triangular insets, there are side boards with incense-slit openwork on the two far sides, there is a triangular drawer, a fin board is attached to the pillar below the middle shelf, and the base board is a square with a part of the front cut off to form a pentagon.
This shelf was favored by Rokurokusai Zuiou Sosa, the 11th head of the Omotesenke school.
It is said that Kyokiyamachi shelves got their name because they were favored during the construction of the Mitsui family villa in Kiyamachi, Kyoto.
The Kiyamachi shelf has a triangular drawer where you can store light tea utensils, and if you remove the drawer it can also be used as a double shelf.

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Size: width 34.7 x rhombus square base plate x height 47.8cm
Author: Totsuka Tomiyoshi
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Born in 1941 in Sabae City, Fukui Prefecture
In 1959, he was certified as a traditional craftsman and studied under Isamu Oon.
1961: Learned the joinery base process
1963: Learned the joinery finishing process
1964: Learned the wax coloring process
In 1965, he became independent and opened his own studio, where he is currently continuing his studies.
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