Bag Maker Tomoko (Tomoko Tsuchida) Tea Ceremony Fukusa (Silk Cloth) - Pure Silk Sasazuru Shoha Unused, stored at home. Approximately 28cm x Approximately 26.5cm From the internet: Tomoko Tsuchida is one of the Senke Jisshoku (Ten Masters of the Senke). Bag maker. From the second generation onwards, the head of the family is commonly known as Hanshiro, and upon retirement and shaving their head, they take the name Tomoko. Up to the fifth generation, they specialized in shifuku (tea container bags), but after that, they make shifuku for tea utensils, fukusa, obi sashes, and sukiya bags. As of 2022, the current head is the 13th generation Hanshiro Tsuchida. Senke Jisshoku Senke Jisshoku is a respectful term referring to the ten artisan families, such as lacquerers and woodworkers, who are involved in the tea ceremony and are associated with the three Senke (Omotesenke, Urasenke, and Mushanokoji Senke). The bag maker among them is Tomoko Tsuchida. About Shoha The name "Shoha" comes from "Satonomura Shoha," a disciple of Sen no Rikyu. Shoha weaving is a type of weaving (double weave) where the weft threads wrap and cover the warp threads, and it is characterized by a mountain-shaped pattern. The ground and pattern are expressed with two colors of weft threads, and the threads are strongly twisted for both the weft and warp, resulting in a very soft and supple fabric. Due to its soft texture, Shoha-woven fukusa are used in the Omotesenke style for the Karamon point. #TeaCeremony #Fukusa #Tomoko #TomokoTsuchida #BagMaker