Tools
for Tea Ceremony
By Mayu Ogino
Chashaku
This scoop is made of bamboo and ivory and is used to scoop the
powdered green tea into a tea bowl. The tea is stirred with this
scoop.
Tea
bowl
The tea bowl is made from pottery and may have a pattern on it.
Chasen
This is made of bamboo and is used to stir the tea and make it frothy.
Ladle
The ladle, made from bamboo, wood and metal, is used to scoop hot
water from the kettle into the tea bowl.
Natsume
This is a container made from wood, where the green powdered tea
is kept.
Fukusa
This is a silk cloth used to clean the tea things. It is 27 X 29
centimeters.
Kettle
The kettle is made of steel and brass. The water for the tea is
boiled in the kettle.
Mizusashi
This is made of pottery. Water is put in here.
Chakin
The chakin is 15 X 30 centimeters and is used to clean the tea bowl.
Kensui
The kensui is made of pottery. The rinse water is thrown in here.
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