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This listing is for a white bamboo ‘Ennosai utsushi’ chashaku.  This piece is inspired by the tea scoops made by Ennosai Soshitsu, the 13^th head of the Urasenke School of tea.  Replicas, or ‘utsushi’ as they’re known, are reinterpretations of art objects from the past.  The scoop features a slightly grooved design and includes the natural characteristics of the bamboo as an artistic element.  It comes with its original paper storage box with the characters for ‘Ennosai’ printed on the lid.  *PLEASE NOTE THAT THE TEA BOWL IS NOT INCLUDED.

Ennosai Tetchu Soshitsu (1872-1924) was born as the eldest son of the 12^th head of the Urasenke School, Yumyosai Jikiso Soshitsu (1852-1917).  Ennosai succeeded him as the 13^th head of the family when he was only 12 years old, so he relied on his mother for knowledge and training.  His mother was a female tea master so she taught the tea ceremony to Ennosai after Yumyosai retired.  After Ennosai’s marriage in 1889, he and his wife travelled to Tokyo to seek new opportunities.  A few days after moving to Tokyo, he was approached by Ijūin Kanetsune, a well-known and powerful man in the financial world, who suggested he pursue academic studies rather than the tea ceremony. He was offered 3,000 yen as tuition fees (3,000 yen at the time would be worth over 50 million yen today), but Ennosai refused, indicating his intention to focus solely on tea ceremony. It is said that Ijūin was impressed with this spirit and became a strong patron of Urasenke.  Later, with the support of many influential people, he paved the way for modern-day tea ceremony and built the foundation for the prosperity of Urasenke.  After six years in Tokyo, where he worked to develop the style, Ennosai returned to Kyoto and hosted a tea ceremony to mark the 250^th anniversary of Sen no Sōtan’s death, as well as publishing the Konnichian monthly newsletter. Through the publication of textbooks and other means, he worked to popularise the tea ceremony among the general public, he incorporated tea ceremony into women's school education, founded summer courses, and made them annual events in order to unify educational policies.  Ennosai popularised the tea ceremony among the general public through publishing books, holding tea ceremonies, conducting summer seminars and other events, but he passed away in 1924 at the young age of 52.  His wife passed away the following year in 1925.  **Fellow sellers, this information was researched by Kominka Zakka and CANNOT be used in your own listings.

Sizes

Paper Box:  H.2.5cm (0.9”) x 20.4cm (8”) x 4cm (1.5”)

Chashaku:  L.18.3cm (7.2”)

Condition

It’s in very good condition and may well be an unused item.

THESE ARE SHIPPING ESTIMATES BASED ON THE CURRENT GLOBAL SITUATION                                                                 

**Germany, France, Greece, Spain, Poland, Austria, Slovakia, Lithuania, Slovenia:  NO SHIPPING.  Very strict and expensive packaging laws in place and we are not licensed to send products to these countries.  We have no plan to register at this time because the process is in some cases very expensive and complicated, plus each country has its own set of regulations and application process. 

**USA, UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Switzerland, Norway: Airmail Small Packet (approx. 15-28 days).  Combined shipping available up to 2kgs for Airmail Small Packet (please send us a message).

**Asia:  Airmail Small Packet (approx. 15-21 days).  Combined shipping available up to 2kgs for Airmail Small Packet (please send us a message).

**Central Asia, Middle East, South Africa, Brazil, Mexico:  EMS Express 10-15 days.

**Russia:  No shipping methods available.