Time and tide wait for no man 歳月不待人

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At A Glance

  • Period

    2008
  • Geography

    Japan
  • Material

    Bamboo
  • Dimension

    H x W x D (tea scoop 1. Saigetsu): 18.2 × 0.9 × 2 cm (7 3/16 × 3/8 × 13/16 in)
  • Accession Number

    FSC-W-45.1a-h-5a-e
  • EDAN ID

    edanmdm:fsg_FSC-W-45.1a-h-5a-e

Object Details

  • Artist

    Sekiya Ichiei 関矢一栄 (born 1940)
  • Description

    Set of four bamboo tea scoops (chashaku) and their respective bamboo cases (tsutsu) with poetic names referencing the four seasons.
  • Collection

    Freer Study Collection
  • Origin

    Japan
  • Credit Line

    The Kinsey Chanoyu Collection, Gift of Gregory Kinsey
  • Type

    Tool and Equipment
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