[Tea utensils/tea ceremony tools, tea scoop with name] Inscribed "Wakamatsu" by Jinyusai (master master, Soya Hisada) Undercut by Soden Kuroda

● Young pine (Wakamatsu)...Young leaves of the Komatsu pine tree used for New Year's decorations. New pine buds ● What is undercutting...Most tea scoops in the Muromachi period were made by "tea scoop makers", but after Rikyu, tea scoop making was transferred to "tea masters", and the role of "tea scoop makers" became extremely weak, and eventually the "undercutting" was done by tea masters.

Artist: Jinyusai (Master Hisada Soya) [Omotesenke, Hermitage name: Hantokoan]
Tea scoop maker (made by Kuroda Soden (bamboo maker)) [rough cut]
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[The 12th generation Soya Jinyusai]
1925 - October 22, 2010 Born in Kyoto in 1925 (Taisho 14). His name was Kazuhiko, and he was the eldest son of the 11th generation Mutekisai Soya.
Graduated from Kyoto University, Department of History
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[Hisada Family] The name of the Hisada family's hermitage is Hanshoan, which refers to the two-tatami medium-sized tea room built by the third head priest, Sozen.
The Hisada family was the husband of the daughter of the third head priest, Sotan, and is of Rikyu's bloodline. If the family line was in danger of dying out, a son was adopted from the Hisada family.
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[Third Generation (Kuroda Soden)] Bamboo craftsman Born in Kyoto in 1941. Studied and studied under his father. In 1962, he took on the name of the third generation Soden. In 1967, he was given the name of Chikuken by the head priest of Kenninji Temple, Takeda Masuyoshi.
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Material: White bamboo Box: Wooden box Note: The color and scenery (pattern) may differ from the photo.