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Old bamboo tea tool
09/24/2024
- Temae dōgu (点前道具, "items for the tea-making and service")
A wide range of utensils, known collectively as dōgu, is necessary for even the most basic tea ceremony. Generally, items which guests prepare themselves with for attending a chanoyu gathering are not considered chadōgu; rather, the term fundamentally applies to items involved to "host" a chanoyu gathering. This article, however, includes all forms of implements and paraphernalia involved in the practice of chanoyu.
Chasen hand made raw Takayama Craftsman
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▼ Writer information[Muneatsu Kagebayashi]Born in 1946 in Takayama, Ikoma, Nara Prefecture. 1965 Learned the family business of tea ceremony and bamboo crafts. After 1970, he received guidance from Daitokuji Fujii Dodo and Miyanishi Gensei. Currently, he receives writings from Soshin Horinouchi and Tagen Kobayashi.[Sekio Fukumoto]Born in Kyoto...