[Tea utensils/tea ceremony tools, tea scoop with inscription] Inscription "Xiwangmu" by Hasegawa Daishin, made by Unno Muneyasu

●Queen Mother of the West (Xi Wang Mu)...An ancient Chinese mythological goddess. She lives in the Kunlun Mountains in the west, and in the Shan Hai Jing (Shan Hai Jing) she is depicted as half-man, half-beast, but was later portrayed in a more beautiful form. Known for her immortality and longevity, King Mu of the Zhou dynasty met her on his way to the west, and Emperor Wu of the Han dynasty bestowed upon her the peach of immortality.
Noh play. Side Noh play. The Queen Mother of the West descends from heaven to King Mu of Zhou, and performs a celebratory dance, offering peach blossoms and fruit that bloom once every 3000 years.

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Author: Hasegawa Daishin
Tea scoop maker (made by Muneta Umino)
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[Hasegawa Daishin] Sanzen-in Temple
Born in February 1957
Graduated from Komazawa University in 1979
Trained at the monks' hall of the head temple, Shokokuji Temple (Head Priest Sonin Kajitani)
August 1997, Chief Priest of Sanzen-in Temple
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[Umino Muneyasu]
Born in Kyoto in August 1947
In 1964, he met his teacher, bamboo craftsman Takano Soryo.
After graduating from the craft department of Fushimi Technical High School in 1966, he began studying bamboo crafts.
In 1970, he was given the name Soshin.
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Box: Wooden box