Tea Scoop
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 displayWater Jar with a Flush Rim, Named "Shiba no Iori (Grass Hut)"
Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 4
October 8, 2024 (Tue)–
December 22, 2024 (Sun) -
On displayDish with an Upturned Rim
Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 4
October 8, 2024 (Tue)–
December 22, 2024 (Sun) -
On displayTea Bowl, Named “Hashihime (Princess of the Bridge)”
Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 4
October 8, 2024 (Tue)–
December 22, 2024 (Sun)