This item is a favorite of the 15th Urasenke Grand Master, Hounosai Soshu, so it can be used with confidence even in formal tea ceremonies. There are no scratches. The box is marked "Hounosai-ko Itome Futaoki" (糸目蓋置, Itome Futaoki, a type of lid rest) on the front, and "Kamashi Seiemon" (釜師 清右衛門, Seiemon, the name of the kama (tea kettle) maker) is stamped on the side of the box (kyobako, the original box). Diameter: 4.4 cm, Height: 4.7 cm, Base Diameter: 4.4 cm Comes with the original box and cloth. 【References】 Meiko and Sakka Meikan of Tea Ceremony Utensils, Tankosha Senke Jisshoku: Small Universe of Handcraft, Sekai Bunka Publishing ▢15th Seiemon Onishi (1924-2002) Senke Jisshoku "Kamashi" (tea kettle maker). Jyoshin. The second son of the 14th Jyuchu. After graduating from Kyushu University, he studied at the Kyoto Art School. He succeeded to the name of the 15th Seiemon Onishi in 1960. He made a Managatakama (a type of tea kettle) with a design by Kaii Higashiyama. ▢15th Urasenke Hounosai Genshitsu (1923-2025) The 15th Grand Master of the Urasenke School of Tea Ceremony. Born in Kyoto in 1923, he graduated from the Faculty of Economics, Doshisha University. He served in the Navy from 1943 until the end of the war. After the war, he practiced Zen under the head priest of Daitoku-ji Temple, Zuigan Zenji, and received the tonsure, taking the name Hounosai Genshu Soko Koji. In 1964, he succeeded to the legacy of his father, Tantansai, and was active both domestically and internationally. After retiring as Grand Master, he served as Daisosho (Grand Master). In his later years, he used the name Genshitsu. #Why don't you get your own tea utensils? #Chawan-ya Shokudo (Tea Bowl Shop Restaurant) #Chanoyu Kama (Tea Ceremony Kettle) #Kama (Kettle) #Futaoki (Lid Rest) #Tana (Shelf) #Kamashi (Kettle Maker) #Chadogu (Tea Utensils) #Senke Jisshoku (Ten Masters of the Sen Family) #Seiemon Onishi #Tetsu (Iron) #Furo (Portable Brazier) #Ro (Sunken Hearth) #Sen no Rikyu #Urasenke (Urasenke School of Tea Ceremony) #Konnichian (Headquarters of Urasenke) #Tankokai (Urasenke Tea Ceremony Association) #Hounosai #Okonomi (Favorite) #Gokou (Favorite) #Chaki (Tea Utensils) #Usucha (Thin Tea) #Sado (Tea Ceremony) #Koicha (Thick Tea) #Chaki (Tea Utensils) #Konomimono (Favorite Items) #Kobijutsu (Antique Art) #Chashitsu (Tea Room) #Chakai (Tea Gathering) #Kyoto #Imono (Casting) #Sanjo #Kamaza (Kettle Maker's District) #Chanoyu (Tea Ceremony) #Bi (Beauty) #Art