{"product_id":"chashaku-tea-scoop-wakamatsu-oimatsu-suga-gendo-zuisenji-daitokuji-japan","title":"Chashaku Tea Scoop 'Wakamatsu Oimatsu' — Suga Gendo — Zuisenji Daitokuji — Japan","description":"A tea scoop bearing the inscription of Suga Gendo, monk of Zuisenji temple within the Daitokuji school, with carving by the bamboo craftsman Chikokosai. The mei — Wakamatsu Oimatsu, Young Pine and Old Pine — names a pairing that has defined Japanese aesthetic thought for centuries: the young and the aged as two expressions of a single presence.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e🔹 [ BASIC DETAILS ]\u003cbr\u003e• Object: Chashaku (tea scoop) with inscribed bamboo tube and paulownia box\u003cbr\u003e• Calligraphy: Suga Gendo (須賀玄道) — Zuisenji, Daitokuji school\u003cbr\u003e• Carving: Chikokosai (竹高斎) — recognized bamboo craftsman\u003cbr\u003e• Mei (Name): Wakamatsu Oimatsu (若松老松 \/ Young Pine, Old Pine)\u003cbr\u003e• Material: Bamboo\u003cbr\u003e• Box: Paulownia wood with temple seal\u003cbr\u003e• Condition: Good — aged patina consistent with quality bamboo selection\u003cbr\u003e• Era: 2000–2006\u003cbr\u003e• Origin: Kyoto, Japan (Daitokuji-ha Zuisenji)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e🔹 [ CULTURAL INSIGHT ]\u003cbr\u003eIn tea ceremony, the naming of a scoop is an act of authorship by the monk or master who writes the inscription. The name becomes the identity of the object — a frame through which every subsequent use is filtered. Wakamatsu Oimatsu places the scoop within one of Japan's oldest aesthetic pairings: the young pine and the old pine, standing together in the same garden, expressing the same rootedness at different stages of time. The Daitokuji school — of which Zuisenji is a part — has maintained this practice of inscribed collaboration between monk and craftsman for centuries. The cultural weight of the tradition is embedded in the object itself.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e🔹 [ DEEP-DIVE ]\u003cbr\u003eThis scoop demonstrates the characteristic qualities of a Chikokosai carving: the bamboo is selected for its warmth of tone, the knuckle is positioned to give structural and visual balance, and the tip describes a gentle, purposeful arc. The patina — visible across the scoop's body — is the result of handling and time, and indicates that the bamboo was chosen at a mature stage rather than forced into color artificially. Suga Gendo's inscription on both box and tube shows consistency of brushwork: disciplined, unadorned, carrying the emotional silence of monastic practice without straining for effect. The pairing of monk's calligraphy with a named craftsman's carving places this scoop within the classical tradition of collaborative tea objects.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e_Young pine and old pine: the same presence, observed across time._\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e🔹 [ 日本語解説 ]\u003cbr\u003e大徳寺派瑞泉寺の僧・須賀玄道師の書付、竹高斎作の茶杓。銘は「若松老松」。若い松と老いた松――同じ根から伸びる、時間を隔てた二つの相――を銘とする本品は、日本の美意識における「連続性」を体現しています。竹の質は良く、経年による自然な色艶が出ており、品格のある仕上がりです。桐箱入り、寺印入り。状態良好。\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":61626882949490,"sku":"260228_a_2171","price":975.0,"currency_code":"AED","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/5680\/3698\/files\/m99347061924_1.jpg?v=1772290252","url":"https:\/\/checkout.themodernzenarchive.com\/products\/chashaku-tea-scoop-wakamatsu-oimatsu-suga-gendo-zuisenji-daitokuji-japan","provider":"The Modern Zen Archive","version":"1.0","type":"link"}