Suikaen Tanimura Yasuburo: Shiratake Chashaku, Japanese White Bamboo Tea Scoop 白竹茶杓 Shitiyou Harvest: July - August

Harvest: July - August

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ARTIST: 鳥文斎栄之

Suikaen Tanimura Yasuburo: Shiratake Chashaku, Japanese White Bamboo Tea Scoop 白竹茶杓 Shitiyou Harvest: July - AugustChashaku, or a tea scoop for matcha, is the traditional utensil used to scoop matcha in the chanoyu practice. This beautiful piece is crafted from white bamboo. The "white" bamboo used for the scoop itself is henon bamboo (hachiku ) that has had its color removed through traditional, centuries old techniques. A specific type of bamboo grown in the Kinki region of Japan (Nara, Kyoto, Osaka, Wakayama, etc) is harvested in the winter after 2 3 years of