[Tea utensils/tea ceremony tools, tea scoop with name] Copy of Murata Jukou's work, sooted bamboo, inscribed "Jukou tea gourd", written by Nishigaki Daido, made by Miyashita Takenori, with service clothes

●What is a Juko tea gourd? The original is the earliest made bamboo tea scoop, made by Murata Juko, the founder of wabi-cha tea.
Because of its shape, with a narrow joint in the middle and bulging at the top and bottom, Sotan named it a "tea gourd" and made a cylindrical container with ink inscription on the front.
Tea scoops originally used were medicine spoons made of metal or ivory.
When the tea ceremony began, it became known that a spoon-shaped spoon was not suitable for passing through the opening of a small tea container, and thin bamboo was instead found to be a more suitable material.
This piece is also made from sooted bamboo, but it dates from a time when the shape of the tea scoop had not yet been established.
Since there is almost no bending at the tip of the oar and its shape makes it difficult to scoop up fish, it is thought that it was used in a scraping motion.

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Artist: Daido Nishigaki
Tea scoop maker (Miyashita Takenori)
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[Nishigakidaido] Gokurakuji Temple, Kinosaki, Hyogo Prefecture
Born in Hyogo Prefecture in 1942
In 1949, Nishigaki Soko was ordained as a monk at the Daitoku Sodo, and later at the Sokoku Sodo.
1976: Completed master's course at Bukkyo University Graduate School
In 1978, he became the chief priest of the Mannenzan Gokuraku Zen Temple of the Daitokuji School in Kinosaki, Hyogo Prefecture.
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[Miyashita Takenori] Kyoto Bamboo Ware Artist and Bamboo Craftsman
Born in June 1946 in Sakaide City, Kagawa Prefecture
March 1973: Involved in bamboo ware production: Sanki Bamboo Products
September 1983: Selected for the 11th Kyoto Craft Industry Competition Bamboo Flower Arrangement
September 1985: Selected for the 13th Kyoto Craft Industry Technology Competition
September 1996: Independent
May 1997: Solo exhibition at Musoan, Kyoto
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Material: Smoky bamboo
Accessories: With uniform
Box: Wooden box
Note: Colors and scenery (patterns) may differ from those shown in the photo.