【Masterpiece】◆"Tea Scoop by Sen no Rikyu [with a tea caddy (gold paint characters) inscribed by Sen Sotan]" Custom-made box, shifuku (tea scoop bag), tea utensils◆ Inspection: Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Oda Nobunaga, Sen no Doan, Maeda Toshiie, Furuta Oribe, Hosokawa Tadaoki, Tokugawa Ieyasu, Fukushima Masanori, Kano Eitoku, Matsuo Basho, Kobori Enshu ■Description■ 【Masterpiece】◆"Tea Scoop by Sen no Rikyu [with a tea caddy (gold paint characters) inscribed by Sen Sotan]" Custom-made box, shifuku (tea scoop bag), tea utensils◆ ★"Tea Scoop by Sen no Rikyu" ◎With a tea caddy (gold paint characters) inscribed by Sen Sotan 【Size】 Tea Scoop: Total length approx. 19cm ※Please forgive slight errors due to amateur measurements. 【Condition】 There are damages and stains due to aging. ※Please check the images for details. ◆Sen no Rikyu (1522 - April 21, 1591)◆ A tea master and merchant from the Sengoku period to the Azuchi-Momoyama period. Known as the completer of wabi-cha (tea of the thatched hut), he is also called the Tea Saint. He was also called one of the three greatest tea masters in the world of tea ceremony along with Imai Sokyu and Tsuda Sokyu, and had many disciples, represented by the "Seven Disciples of Rikyu." He also had a close relationship with Hirano Kanbeie Toshikata, a relative of Sueyoshi Magozaemon. His descendants continue as the three Sen families of tea ceremony. Sen no Rikyu also had a side as a close associate of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, the ruler of the country, and had influence over many daimyo in the "Tea Ceremony Governance" that Toyotomi Hideyoshi inherited from his former lord, Oda Nobunaga. However, discord began to arise in his relationship with Hideyoshi, and in the end, he was suddenly ordered by him to commit seppuku. ◆Sen Sotan (February 7, 1578 - January 11, 1659)◆ A tea master. His father was Sen no Shoan, the stepson of Rikyu's second wife, Sen no Son'en, and his mother was Rikyu's daughter, Okame. He succeeded the Kyoto Sen family of Shoan. The 3rd generation of the Sen family. The founder of the Sotan school (three Sen families). 【Other】 ◎We do not accept returns due to the buyer's circumstances, such as "different from the image," "doesn't fit," or "unnecessary," so please bid carefully. (If you cancel for any reason, a 20% (including tax) handling fee, return shipping costs, and transfer fees will be borne by the customer.) If there has been skillful restoration, we will not know, so please check the images. The title, era, artist, etc., are described based on subjective views. There is a possibility that the condition may change due to rust, stains, mold, insect damage, etc., after image shooting, so please understand and bid.