Tea Scoop
- Exhibition information
- There are currently no plans to exhibit this artwork at the regular exhibitions.
This tea scoop was created by the samurai general Gamo Ujisato, a leading pupil of the tea master Sen no Rikyu. Some scholars interpret the sharply carving tip as representing Ujisato's warrior spirit."
- Cultural property designation
- Quantity
- Artist
- By Gamō Ujisato (1556–95)
- Period/Century
- Azuchi-Momoyama period, 16th century
- Country/Origin
- Excavation site
- Material
- Bamboo
- Size
- Inscriptions
- Donor
- Gift of Mr. Matsunaga Yasuzaemon
- Collection reference no.
- G-4853
- Genre
- Ceramics
- Category
- Applied arts > Performing arts > Tea ceremony implements
On display: Ceramics
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On display NewWide-Mouthed Jar with Peony Vines
Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 13
March 11, 2025 (Tue)–
June 1, 2025 (Sun) -
On display NewDish with an Upturned Rim
Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 13
March 11, 2025 (Tue)–
June 1, 2025 (Sun) -
On display NewIncense Container in the Shape of a Base Stone
Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 13
March 11, 2025 (Tue)–
June 1, 2025 (Sun) -
On display NewFlower Vase with Lugs
Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 13
March 11, 2025 (Tue)–
June 1, 2025 (Sun) -
On display NewPortable Dining Set with Dragons and Waves
Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 13
March 11, 2025 (Tue)–
June 1, 2025 (Sun) -
On display NewDishes with Cherry Trees
Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 13
March 11, 2025 (Tue)–
June 1, 2025 (Sun) -
On display NewWater Jar Shaped Like a Bag for Gold Dust
Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 4
March 11, 2025 (Tue)–
May 18, 2025 (Sun)