Type: Tea Ceremony Utensils He was a metalworker born in Niigata Prefecture, the son of the first Seigoro Kimura, and his real name was Bunzo. He grew up familiar with metalwork from a young age, and studied metalwork manufacturing under his father. He creates his works with the aim of having beauty within their practicality, and is an artist highly regarded by many tea masters for his mizusashi (water pitchers), tsurigama tools (hanging kettle tools), haisaji (ash spoons), hibashi (fire tongs), and kiseru (tobacco pipes). By the way, while tea utensils such as teacups, mizusashi (water jars), kogo (incense containers), and hanging scrolls often receive the most attention, the mizusashi, tsurigama tools, haisaji, and hibashi that support the tea ceremony are also excellent tea utensils, and are tools that cannot be overlooked. Seigoro Kimura pays attention to even the smallest details in his creations.