[Tea utensils/tea ceremony tools Matcha tea bowl] Shimadai tea bowl (Shimadai tea bowl) with inscription by Kobayashi Taigen, made by Sasaki Shoraku, Akaraku ware (Akaraku tea bowl) Gold and silver pair (set of 2)

● Shimadai is a celebratory tea bowl used for thick tea during the first tea ceremony of the New Year. It is said that the first Shimadai was favored by Joshinsai, and was modeled after stacked lacquer cups.
The original poem was written by Nagairi and is said to have been sent by Kawakami Fuhaku when he departed for Edo.
This is an imitation of Akaraku, made by stacking two well-shaped tea bowls, one large and one small, on top of each other with gold and silver foil covering the inside.In addition to Akaraku, there are also Kochi and Ame.
The gold one has a pentagonal base and a crane, while the silver one has a hexagonal base and a turtle.
The gold bowls are smaller than the silver ones, and the gold bowls are placed on top of the silver foil, creating a lucky stack of bowls.
When strong tea is poured into the bowl, the foil peels off, revealing the gold and silver mixed with the green, making it a very auspicious tea bowl to drink.

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Size: Silver (approx. diameter 17.2 x height 8.3 cm)
Gold (approx. diameter 15.2 x height 8cm)
Author: Akira Sasaki
With written signature by Kobayashi Taigen
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[Akira Sasaki]
My grandfather built it in Kiyomizuzaka, Kyoto.
Born in 1944 in Kameoka City, Kyoto Prefecture.
In 1962, he inherited the Matsuraku tradition as the third generation.
Thanks to the goodwill of Deguchi Onisaburo and Oda Setsudo (1901-1966), the former 11th abbot of Daitokuji Temple (504th head priest), he opened a kiln in Kameoka again in 1944.
He is currently studying under the second Shogaku.
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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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Box: Wooden box