[Tea utensils/tea ceremony tools, tea scoop with inscription] Inscription "Iori no tomo" Calligraphed by Kobayashi Taigen, made by Kagebayashi Soatsu

●Iori no Tomo (Friends of the Hermitage): A bowl of tea shared with a friend in a traditional Japanese tea room.

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Author: Kobayashi Taigen
By Muneaki Kagebayashi
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[Kobayashi Taigen] Oubai-in Temple, a sub-temple of Daitoku-ji Temple
Born in Mukden in 1938
Graduated from Hanazono University in 1961
Hanging tower at the Shokoku Sodo Zen at the Otsu Rekido
In 1975, he became the 20th head priest of the Daitokuji subtemple, Koubai-in.
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[Kagebayashi Muneaki (real name Seiichi)]
Born in 1946 on Mt. Ikoma in Nara Prefecture.
In 1965, he learned tea ceremony and bamboo crafts.
Since 1970, he has been taught by the late Seido Fujii Roshi of Sanzen-in Temple and the late Gensho Miyanishi Roshi of Oubai-in Temple.
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Box: Wooden box
Note: Colors and scenery (patterns) may differ from those shown in the photo.