[Tea utensils/tea ceremony tools, tea scoop with inscription] Made from old wood from Kinkakuji Temple, inscribed "Kyouko", written by Arima Yoritsune, made by Takano Soryo

●Kyoto Lake: Kyokochi Pond is the name of the pond located in front of Kinkakuji Temple, which is registered as a World Heritage Site in Kyoto.

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Material: Old wood from Kinkakuji Temple
Author: Arima Yoritsune
Tea scoop maker (made by Takano Soryo)
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[Arima Yorisoko (name: Dairyukku)] 7th abbot of the Rinzai sect of the Shokokuji school
Chairman of the Kyoto Buddhist Association, Director of the Japan Foundation
Descendant of the Arima family (Akamatsu lineage), lords of Kurume
(Born in Tokyo into an aristocratic family, he became a schoolmate of the Emperor.)
Born in Tokyo in 1943 as the second son of Baron Masayoshi Arima, a cousin of Arima Yorinari, the head of the Arima family.
In 1941, at the age of 8, he was ordained at Gakurinji Temple in Hita City, Oita Prefecture.
In 1955, at the age of 22, he entered the Rinzai sect of Buddhism at the Sokokuji temple in Kyoto and studied under Master Otsu Tatsudo.
1968: Head priest of Daikomyo-ji Temple, a subtemple of Shokoku-ji Temple
1971 Dean of Shokokuji School of Education
In 1984, he became the Secretary General of the Shokokuji Jotenkaku Museum of Art upon its establishment.
In 1988, he became the chairman of the Kyoto Buddhist Association.
In 1995, he became the seventh head priest of the Rinzai sect of Buddhism at Shokoku-ji Temple (the 132nd head priest at Shokoku-ji Temple).
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[Takano Souryou] Fukyusai Bamboo Craftsman
Born in Kyoto in 1937
In 1964, he was awarded the title "Souryo" by the master Fujii Kaido of Daitokuji Temple.
1978: Vocational training instructor for bamboo crafts
1988: Chairman of the Kyoto Bamboo Crafts Research Association (currently an advisor)
1995: Lecturer at the Kyoto School of Traditional Crafts (currently a professor)
Held a solo exhibition at Gallery Kurimoto
In 1999, he was given the Buddhist name "Fukyou" by the head priest of Shokokuji Temple, Arima Yoritsune.
2005: Creation of bamboo craft furnishings for the Kyoto State Guest House
The next generation is Takano Tadao.
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Box: Wooden box