{"product_id":"bamboo-chashaku-tea-scoop-seikyu-katosa-nanajushichi-o","title":"Bamboo Chashaku Tea Scoop Seikyu — Katosa Nanajushichi-o","description":"Bamboo tea scoop named Seikyu (Clear Antiquity), carved by master Katosa at age 77. Comes with original bamboo tube and paulownia storage box — hand-inscribed with the maker's red seal.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe name Seikyu speaks plainly: clarity accumulated over time. The scoop carries the particular confidence of an object made by someone who no longer needed to prove anything.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e[ DETAILS ]\u003cbr\u003e• Type: Chashaku (bamboo tea scoop)\u003cbr\u003e• Inscription: 銘「清久」(Seikyu — Clear Antiquity)\u003cbr\u003e• Maker: 加登左太 (Katosa), carved at age 77\u003cbr\u003e• Storage: Original bamboo tube (inscribed) + paulownia box\u003cbr\u003e• Condition: Good patina consistent with age; tube inscription intact\u003cbr\u003e• Size: Length approx. 18 cm, width approx. 1 cm\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e[ CULTURAL INSIGHT ]\u003cbr\u003eIn the tea world, a named chashaku is not merely a utensil — it is a completed thought. The name Seikyu, given by a craftsman at seventy-seven, carries the weight of a lifetime's practice distilled into a single gesture. The bamboo tube functions as both preservation and declaration: this object was made to be passed on.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e[ DEEP DIVE ]\u003cbr\u003eThe tradition of inscribing the bamboo tube with the scoop's name, the maker's seal, and the date of creation follows the form of tea poetry. The red seal of Katosa appears on the tube in the manner of a colophon — the artist confirming that the work is finished. Nanajushichi-o (77-year-old elder) is not a title of vanity but of precision: the age locates the object in a specific season of a life. Collectors of chashaku know that named pieces by identified makers at advanced age carry an irreplaceable density of intention.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━\u003cbr\u003e【竹茶杓 銘清久 加登左太 七十七翁】\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e加登左太が七十七歳のときに削った銘茶杓「清久」。竹筒には赤印の作者印が入り、桐箱付き。老齢の茶人による、清澄な意志の結晶。\u003cbr\u003e━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e🔹 [ SHIPPING \u0026amp; PACKAGING ]\u003cbr\u003e• Dispatch: Within 1-6 business days\u003cbr\u003e• Carrier: Japan Post EMS \/ UPS (with tracking)\u003cbr\u003e• Packaging: Carefully wrapped with protective materials","brand":"The Modern Zen Archive","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":61687508992370,"sku":"260318_a_2524","price":629.0,"currency_code":"AED","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/5680\/3698\/files\/m95018245450_1.jpg?v=1774105914","url":"https:\/\/checkout.themodernzenarchive.com\/products\/bamboo-chashaku-tea-scoop-seikyu-katosa-nanajushichi-o","provider":"The Modern Zen Archive","version":"1.0","type":"link"}