{"product_id":"daitoku-ji-etsudo-bamboo-chashaku-tea-scoop-mei-kissho-auspicious-tomobako","title":"Daitoku-ji Etsudo Bamboo Chashaku Tea Scoop Mei Kissho Auspicious Tomobako","description":"A bamboo chashaku carved by Etsudo of Daitoku-ji, one of Kyoto's great Zen monasteries. This tea scoop bears the mei \"Kissho\" — auspicious blessing — inscribed on its tomobako, carrying the quiet weight of monastic intention into each preparation. The natural bamboo grain speaks with unhurried clarity, shaped by a hand trained in stillness. Daitoku-ji temple chashaku embody Zen tea ceremony lineage and spiritual authorship.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e🔹 [ DETAILS ]\u003cbr\u003e• Artist: Etsudo (悦道), Daitoku-ji Zen monk\u003cbr\u003e• Material: Natural bamboo\u003cbr\u003e• Mei (銘): Kissho (吉祥) — Auspicious\u003cbr\u003e• Length: Approximately 18 cm (standard chashaku)\u003cbr\u003e• Accessories: Tomobako (original signed box), tomotsutsu (bamboo tube case)\u003cbr\u003e• Condition: Good condition, natural aging consistent with age\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e🔹 [ CULTURAL \u0026amp; ARTISTIC INSIGHT ]\u003cbr\u003eDaitoku-ji has shaped the trajectory of Japanese tea culture since the fourteenth century. When a monk of this lineage carves a chashaku and bestows a mei, the scoop becomes more than a utensil — it becomes a transmission. \"Kissho\" does not merely wish good fortune. It recognizes what is already present.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA single breath of bamboo, holding centuries of intention.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e🔹 [ DEEP-DIVE COMMENTARY ]\u003cbr\u003eThe chashaku is the most personal of all tea implements. Unlike bowls or kettles made by specialized artisans, the tea scoop is traditionally carved by the tea master or monk who will use it. Each curve of the tame (bend), each thinning of the chase (scoop), reflects the carver's state of mind. Etsudo's hand reveals disciplined restraint — the bamboo is allowed to remain itself, guided rather than forced. The tomotsutsu preserves both the physical scoop and the continuity of its spiritual context. For practitioners who understand the density of intention behind a named chashaku, this piece carries the living presence of Daitoku-ji's Zen tradition.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e🔹 [ 日本語の説明 ]\u003cbr\u003e大徳寺の僧・悦道による竹茶杓。銘「吉祥」。共箱・共筒付き。\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e大徳寺は室町時代以来、日本の茶の湯文化の中核を担ってきた禅寺です。その法脈に連なる僧侶が茶杓を削り、銘を授けるとき、それは単なる道具を超え、一つの伝承となります。「吉祥」という銘は、幸福を願うものではなく、すでにそこにある慶びを認めるものです。\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e茶杓は茶道具の中で最も個人的な道具です。茶碗や釜のように専門の職人が作るものではなく、茶人や僧侶自身の手で削られるものです。撓め（曲がり）の一つひとつ、茶面の薄さの一つひとつに、削り手の心の在り方が映し出されます。悦道の手は抑制のきいた静けさを見せ、竹はあるがままに導かれています。共筒は茶杓そのものと、その精神的文脈の連続性を守っています。\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":61615831023986,"sku":"260222_a_2056","price":636.0,"currency_code":"AED","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/5680\/3698\/files\/m40864581435_1.jpg?v=1771831263","url":"https:\/\/checkout.themodernzenarchive.com\/products\/daitoku-ji-etsudo-bamboo-chashaku-tea-scoop-mei-kissho-auspicious-tomobako","provider":"The Modern Zen Archive","version":"1.0","type":"link"}