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Bamboo tea scoop
Rokurokusai (eleventh Iemoto in the Omotesenke tradition)
Tea-measuring spoon, for use in the Japanese tea ceremony; carved from single piece of bamboo, handle with central ridge and curved at one end. Cylindrical bamboo container and cover, with inscription in black ink. Rectangular wooden box and cover, inscribed in black ink, with leather ties to secure cover
Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 51249
Creation/Production
Rokurokusai
Acquisition
Found in collection, 1915
Measurements
Length
(cm): 17.9
Width
(cm): 1
Length
(cm): 20.2
Width
(cm): 2.5
Length
(cm): 23
Width
(cm): 3.6
Height
(cm): 3.7
Material
bamboo
wood
leather
ink
Location
In store
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