[Tea utensils/tea utensils, tea scoop with name] Some bamboo, inscribed “Senshin”, written by Taigen Kobayashi, created by Soetsugu Kagebayashi

● Senshin (purification of the mind): To wash away the dust from one's mind. To cleanse one's mind of troubles and purify it. Also, to reform one's mind.

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Author: Kobayashi Taigen
Tea scoop maker (made by Kagebayashi Soatsu)
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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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Obai-in Temple, a subtemple 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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Material: Dyed bamboo
Box: Wooden box
Note: Colors and scenery (patterns) may differ from those shown in the photo.