Japanese Bamboo Chasen Whisk Tea Ceremony Vtg Matcha Sado Tea Utensils TG196 plum Used for Ikebana flower arrangement

Used for Ikebana flower arrangement

There is a calligraphied message on top of the ox and the shikishi art board is signed with a red seal

It is mostly white is with a blue and green design of pine trees and playing children of Tang Dynasty China (karako)

176 cm long x 55

Discoloration on the gold (outside of the unit)

Japanese Bamboo Chasen Whisk Tea Ceremony Vtg Matcha Sado Tea Utensils TG196 plum Used for Ikebana flower arrangementJapanese Bamboo Chasen Whisk for Tea Ceremony This vintage Japanese matcha tea whisk, called chasen, is crafted by hand from a single piece of bamboo and is a crucial utensil used in traditional Japanese tea ceremony (sado). It has a natural dried brown bamboo color, while a black thread secures the whisk's outer band in place. This particular type is called hyappondate and has between 80 and 95 bristles and is the standard producing fine, fluffy