Inherited from the Kuroda Family
Brief Biography
Funakoshi Iyomori was a samurai of the Tokugawa Hatamoto clan, and served as a fukushin-bugyo (civil engineering official).
He studied tea under Oribe and Enshu. On November 8, 1665, at the request of Shogun Ietsuna, he and Katagiri Ishizhou held a tea ceremony at Kuroshoin.
After Enshu’s death, he and Ishizhou were regarded as the great masters of their time. He died on September 1, 1671, at the age of 74.
Chashaku (tea scoop)
A beautiful black shiny bamboo, with a thinly tapered joint and a half gourd shape with insect bites. The oar tip is strong.
It is not strong, but is high in the waist and delicate in the shape of an oribe.
Tube
The barrel is made on both sides, and has been sharpened near the bottom. There is an orbit hole at the bottom.
Attachments
Wrapping paper: “Enpo 2, year 3-5, Shiroro Iyodono-dono” (from the Kuroda family)
Box, white wood, calligraphy, “White Dew Tea Scoops by Yoshu,” by Mitsui Taizan
Outer box, cedar, with calligraphy in white wood, by Muneaki Kobori (noting that it was handed down from the Kuroda family)
Postscript
All of the Kuroda family’s chashyaku have only wrapping paper and no box. Therefore, a new complementary box was made for each owner. Taizan Mitsui is commonly known as “Nagasaka Mitsui,” and is known for his good eye for detail.
Listed here: 300 Chashaku (tea scoops)
Dimensions
Chashaku
Length: 19.4 cm
Width 0.6-1.0 cm
Thickness 0.25cm
Cylinder
length 20.9cm
diameter 1.7-2.3cm
