Teiran Tea Utensil Basket c. 19th century
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This intricately woven bamboo basket, known as a *Teiran* tea utensil basket, is a testament to the skilled craftsmanship of 19th-century Japanese artist Hayakawa Shōkosai I. Crafted from natural materials, the basket exhibits the artist's meticulous attention to detail, showcasing a complex weave pattern that adds both beauty and practicality. Its compact size and elegant design, featuring two handles, suggest its intended use for carrying and storing tea utensils, highlighting the cultural importance of tea ceremony in Japanese society. This example, currently housed at the Minneapolis Institute of Art, provides a glimpse into the artistry and functionality of Japanese traditional crafts.
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Hayakawa Shōkosai I was the leading bamboo artist of the late 1800s. He made this basket to carry the various utensils used for sencha tea service. In contrast to the older Japanese tea ceremony, which uses powdered green tea, the sencha tea ceremony introduced from China in the Edo period (1603–1868) features green tea leaves soaked—or steeped—in hot water. This practice and its association with Chinese culture was especially popular among Japanese scholarly elites of the 1700s and 1800s, who revered artworks, practices, and ideas sourced from Chinese culture.
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