This chashaku (tea scoop) is a beautiful example of speckled bamboo, with a pleasing view of the nodes in the middle and the natural blemishes below them, adding to its visual appeal. The name "Kojitsu" (Good Day) is suitable for any season and easy to pair with other tea utensils, making it a valuable addition to any tea ceremony. The shared tube (kyozutsu) is inscribed with "Kojitsu (with a kao - signature)", and the inside of the shared box lid (kyobako) is inscribed with "Kojitsu, Daiki Tachibana of Murasakino (with a kao)". The back of the box is stamped with "Chakki-shi Baigen," indicating that it was carved by Nishikawa Baigen. The tip of the scoop is clean, and the overall condition is excellent. "Kojitsu" [Reading] Kojitsu [Meaning] A peaceful day spent in tranquility. It evokes a feeling appropriate for early spring with a clear sky. Shared tube. Shared box. Length: 18.3 cm ▢ Daiki Tachibana Born 1899, died 2005 Buddhist monk. Supreme Advisor of Daitoku-ji Temple of the Rinzai sect. President of Hanazono University. Born in Osaka Prefecture in 1899, he grew up in the home of the head of the parishioners of his family temple. At the age of 21, he was ordained at Nanshu-ji Temple in Sakai and began his life as a Zen monk. After serving as the chief priest of Tokuzen-ji Temple, a sub-temple of Daitoku-ji Temple, he became the head of the Daitoku-ji sect in 1953, and then the acting head. From 1982, he served as the president of Hanazono University. He was well-versed in the tea ceremony and was also known as a tea master and calligrapher. Through the tea ceremony and his involvement in economic magazines in the 1950s, he had a wide range of interactions with many political and financial figures, including former Prime Ministers Hayato Ikeda and Takeo Fukuda, and Konosuke Matsushita. He gave advice based on the teachings of Zen and was known as a "guide to the political and financial world." His many books include "Return to Rikyu" and "Dying and Being Born are the Same." Died August 25, 2005, at the age of 105. [References] Dictionary of Zen Words for Tea Ceremony, Tankosha Tea Ceremony Names and Seasonal Words, Tankosha #Why not have your own tea utensils? #TeaUtensils #TeaCeremony #Chashaku #Kojitsu #Furo (portable brazier) #Ro (sunken hearth) #Hakogaki (box inscription) #Usucha (thin tea) #Koicha (thick tea) #TeaCeremony #RinzaiSchool #HanazonoUniversity #Urasenke #Omotesenke #AntiqueArt #DaikiTachibana #DaitokujiTemple #JapaneseStyle #AntiqueArt #KonosukeMatsushita #HayatoIkeda #TakeoFukuda #PHP