A Paper Covered Tea Scoop: A Tool from a Kyoto Tea Shop
$165.00 USD
early to mid twentieth century
11 1/2" x 13" x 3 1/2", 29 cm x 33 cm x 9 cm
This wonderful object is a woven bamboo, winnower-shaped scoop that has been completely pasted over with small pieces of old, hand written ledger paper.
This kind of treatment of baskets, boxes and the like was common practice in Japan and the randomly artful effects are just wonderful to behold.
It is said that this particular tool comes from a tea shop in Kyoto which is no surprised however it is always enlightening to learn more of the context of a hand made utilitarian object as it enriches one's enjoyment of the piece.
As can be seen the condition is good and used and as an object this textural one has wonderful visual appeal.
Recommended.
