Tea Ceremony Utensil: Chashaku (Tea Scoop) - Made by the 18th Head of the Sansai School - Rikyu's Preferred Shin-no-Chashaku - With Original Tube and Box / Tea Ceremony, Rikyu

The founder was Sansai Hosokawa (Tadaoki Hosokawa).
This is a valuable tea scoop from the Sansai school, which has continued unbroken since the early Edo period (approximately 480 years ago).
- Lid inscription: 眞之茶杓 (True Tea Scoop), with 觀翠庵六十一之内 昭和丙午 華甲 (seal) on the reverse.
- The matching tube is a true削り (削り refers to the style of the tea scoop).
Copy of Rikyū's preferred lacquered tea scoop, 觀翠庵 signature
This tea scoop is one of 61 made by the 18th generation head of the 觀翠庵 school in the year of Heima Showa, to celebrate their 61st birthday.

(Dimensions) Approximately 18.3cm