Vintage - Maki-e Tea Scoop

The Chashaku, made of bamboo, is used to delicately spoon a small amount of matcha powder into your matcha bowl.

Maki-e is a Japanese lacquer decoration technique in which pictures, patterns, and letters are drawn with lacquer on the surface of lacquerware, and then metal powder such as gold or silver is sprinkled and fixed on the surface of the lacquerware. The origin of the term maki-e is a compound word of maki meaning "sprinkling" and e meaning "picture" or "design". The term can also be used to refer to lacquerware made with this decorative technique. The term maki-e first appeared in the Heian period.

About Japanese tea ceremony 

The tea ceremony has been an essential part of Japanese traditional culture. In Japanese, the ceremony is called 茶道 (sado), which means "the way of tea." 茶道 is not only about entertaining the guests by preparing tea, but it is also about a wide range of fields, including the tea utensils, the architecture of the tea room, calligraphy for hanging scrolls in the tokonoma (alcove), food (dishes and sweets), flower decorations, and the art of tea ceremony etiquette. Through the integrated art of 茶道, it values the interaction between the host and guests with an open heart.

Details

• Size: 17.8 cm (7 in)
• Material: Bamboo
• Origin: Japan