"Time for tea" - ceremony

[Spartancrest]

I have been following this 'Tea items ' design for a few weeks and thought I might share it with the members.

Glen Cordner has also been on the lookout for this design and has shared his information with me.

The basic elements seem to remain but they 'move about' in the design. The thick plate guard on the right may not look like the other sukashi ones, but it too has most of the elements [This particular guard has been 'upgraded' to become a trivet and the ura view is not open enough to find any designs] I would welcome any other images of this type.

Many thanks.

 

[rkg]

Here's a piece of mine with the "tea items" theme - If I recall correctly, this piece was binned as Owari sukashi in the Elephant Book:

 

 

Best,

rkg

(Richard George)

[Spartancrest]

Richard that one has a bit of everything! I really must get a copy of the Elephant book, other people have told me about it but I always get outbid when one comes up for auction. [Funny when you think of it, it has nothing to do with Elephants!] 

[Mark S.]

Daisho set at AOI Art I have been struggling with resisting the purchase of…

[Spartancrest]

Mark your example is very close to Richard's and once again the elements have been moved about - it seems the design was never really settled - well we know they are not cast copies that is for sure! A daisho set would be very hard to find again. 

[Spartancrest]

What are the chances of this turning up - NOW?    https://www.jauce.com/auction/1036706516

 

[rkg]

  On 8/29/2022 at 1:38 AM, Spartancrest said:

Richard that one has a bit of everything! I really must get a copy of the Elephant book, other people have told me about it but I always get outbid when one comes up for auction. [Funny when you think of it, it has nothing to do with Elephants!] 

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Dale,

Welll... There's a copy of Tsuba Shusei up on YJ right now:

 

https://www.sendico.com/ayahoo/item/f1062003575

 

Sometimes the pieces' condition aren't the best (see my piece), but the book is surprisingly useful - and goes for nowhere what it did back in the day...

 

Amusingly, Haynes has the manuscript/camera ready art for this book (Bot off of YJ, fwiw - Its amazing what used to show up there...)

 

Best,

rkg

(Richard George)

 

P.S.  I think that tea set themed piece you just posted has been "spinning" on YJ for a while (repeatedly put up with no takers)

 

[MauroP]

Here a tsuba with just one element suggesting tea ceremony.  It's a gotoku (五徳), the traditional support for water kettle. The pairing with a narcissus flower is still unclear to me.

[Spartancrest]

Richard I found the book on Jauce just before your reply, but thanks for that - so far so cheap but that will change I am sure! 

 

 

Mauro fantastic find, they really do come in some mixed up designs. I think what really grabbed my eye was the gotoku, it is very similar to a strange tsuba I have that has two 'feet' or 'prongs' and if it had three I might be convinced it might have been converted to a gotoku  - but with only two it would not stand [literally]

[Kanenaga]

Here's a (later) Jingo version of tea-ceremony items.

I'm guessing that the plant is.... Tea?

 

[MauroP]

This is a plant of tea (Camellia sinensis)

 

[sabiji]

Chasen-Tsuba, Ko Shoami

 

[Spartancrest]

Good one Thomas! I know they are tea whisks but they remind me of this. Yum 

[sabiji]

  On 9/7/2022 at 9:51 AM, Spartancrest said:

Good one Thomas! I know they are tea whisks but they remind me of this. Yum 

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Seems to taste good!

 

What I've also been asked: are these chef's hats?

 

But somehow the tsuba has something humoresque...

[Spartancrest]

Another variant some elements changed around but related to the fourth guard in the original post. 

https://www.jauce.com/auction/d1063676067

 

 

[Kurikata]

currently on aoi art web site

[Spartancrest]

Hi Bruno, I think this design is getting close to the third most common one ever encountered. They are everywhere - mostly in iron - I like the one in kinko you posted.

There are 21 examples here from my utsushi book.

[Ian B3HR2UH]

I have enjoyed this topic Dale . A bit late but here is one I have with tea ceremony connections.

Ian Brooks

[Spartancrest]

Ian most of the elements are the same as most of the others [not the window versions], just missing the ladle/dipper. It is amazing how the basic design is maintained with the kettle on the left. Nice uncomplicated piece. 

 

[GRC]

Some nice details on this one that I stumbled across by accident. 

Now I can see what that flower-shaped object is in some of the previously posted tsuba  

It must be some sort of trivet made of rope. 

[sabiji]

This is a kamashiki. A coaster for the kama (kettle), which is also shown. It can be made of various materials. I own a kamashiki woven from pine needles. The kamashiki is also very popular as a family crest (mon) in various representations.

[Spartancrest]

Another familiar design - not sure but it has a "cast" look to it especially the signature [not helped by a poor definition image.]

https://www.jauce.com/auction/o1071842894

[Kurikata]

Tea time once again..... Akao school (https://www.aoijapan.com/tsuba-akao-2/)

[Spartancrest]

 

https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/144834155508

 

[Spartancrest]

 

We seem to have lost the kettle!  https://www.jauce.com/auction/b1077134562

[OceanoNox]

  On 12/30/2022 at 11:29 PM, Spartancrest said:

We seem to have lost the kettle! 

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Yes, but theses are tools that one would use to get the ro ready before putting in the charcoal (move the ash around and remove hardened ash with the hibashi, put in the gotoku, and wipe off any ash or debris off the edges with the habouki.