Japanese tea ceremony [lcsh]; Tea making paraphernalia [lcsh];
Metal saki pourer used when the kaiseki meal is being served. May also be used for the chabako tea, as a kettle for hot water. Mount Fuji decorates the body while the knob on the lid is a pine cone.
Japanese tea ceremony [lcsh]; Tobacco jars and boxes [lcsh]; Trays -- Japan [lcsh]
A tobacco tray is used to signify an informal and relaxed atmosphere. While these days tobacco is seldom used in the tearoom, the importance of its signification remains.
Japanese tea ceremony [lcsh]; Tea making paraphernalia [lcsh];
Lid rest for use when a utensil stand is used in the tea procedure. The pattern of paired ginko leaves in green and gold reflect the passage of time from spring green to autumn gold. The ginko has been associated with the Urasenke Tradition of Tea...
Individual serving dishes used to serve moist sweets, or "omogashi." The plum blossom design may designate that they are intended to be used in January or February. However, the plum motif also has auspicious connotations so they could be used on...
Set of porcelain dishes for food. Could be used when serving an abbreviated Kaiseki meal, known as tenshin. In tenshin all foods, except for the main dish in broth, are served on a single tray. If one of the foods had a sauce, then it would be put...
Scroll reads "Shoufuu issetsu ni kusu" which translated into English means "With one sip I drink in the pine wind." The source of the quote is from the late Southern Sung priest Kaiseki Chihou's poem titled "Keizan sencha". Keizan refers to a...
Scrolls reads "Myouju, tanagokoro ni ari" which translated into English means "The bright jewel is within the palm of your hand." The source of the quote is Hekiganroku (The Blue Cliff Record). The term Myouju refers to Buddha nature. There is no...
Japanese tea ceremony [lcsh];Tea making paraphernalia [lcsh];Scoops [lcsh]
Three tea scoops, two in the semi-formal (gyo) style with the bamboo node at the tip of the scoop, and one in the informal (so) style with the bamboo node falling in the middle of the scoop. The latter has been carved in a style reminiscent of the...
