The "Matsukuizuru" (pine-eating crane) refers to a pattern featuring cranes holding pine twigs in their beaks. Both "pine" and "crane" are symbols of longevity, and this auspicious design combines them. This piece depicts three Matsukuizuru and is lavishly decorated with five colors: black, green, red, gold, and brown. It is an exquisite tea bowl that can be used for the first tea ceremony of the year and other celebratory tea gatherings throughout the year, as it has a written inscription from Urasenke's Hounsai Soshu, who named it "Matsukuizuru." A mark is stamped on the side of the foot. Hounsai Soshu wrote "Eiraku-zo Matsukuizuru (with kaō)" on the inside of the lid, and the accompanying box has the inscription "Ninsei-sha Matsukuizuru Chawan" on the lid and "Zengoro-zo" stamped on the back. The condition is excellent, with no scratches or repairs. It comes with a double box, indicating that it was carefully preserved. The outer box is of high quality, lacquered. Diameter: 12.5 cm, Height: 7.8 cm, Foot Diameter: 4.5 cm Comes with a matching box and a double box. ▢ Hounsai Genshitsu (15th generation of Urasenke) 1923-2025 The 15th Grand Master of the Urasenke school of tea ceremony. Born in Kyoto in 1923, he graduated from the Faculty of Law and Economics at Doshisha University. He served in the Navy from 1943 until the end of the war. After the war, he practiced Zen at Daitoku-ji Temple under the head priest, Zuigan Zenji, and received the tonsure, taking the name Hounsai Genshu Soko Koji. In 1964, he succeeded his father, Tantansai, and was active both domestically and internationally. After retiring as Grand Master, he served as the Daisosho (Grand Master). In his later years, he used the name Genshitsu. ▢ 16th Eiraku Zengoro (Sokuzen) 1917-1998 One of the Senke Jisshoku (Ten Craftsmen of the Sen Family). The eldest son of the 15th generation, Shōzen. He succeeded to the name Zengoro at the age of 18 due to his father's sudden death. From 1937, he began full-scale pottery production after building the Shiroyama kiln at the Mitsui family's villa. After the war, he produced many tea ceramics for the three Sen families amid the flourishing tea ceremony world. He formed the Kyoto Traditional Ceramic Artists Association with Kakunyu, the 14th generation of the Raku family, and served as its chairman. He received the Kyoto City Cultural Merit Award and the Kyoto Prefecture Cultural Award for Special Merit. 【References】 Kasho of Tea Masters, by Eiichi Oda, Kawahara Shoten The Small Universe of the Senke Jisshoku's Craftsmanship, Sekai Bunka Publishing #Why not have your own tea utensils? #Chawan-ya Shokudo #TeaUtensils #Teabowl #NewYear #FirstTeaCeremony #Auspicious #Matsukuizuru #TeaCeremony #KyotoAn #Urasenke #Soshitsu Sen #Sen no Rikyu #Hounsai #Genshitsu #Daisosho #Teahouse #TeaParty #Eiraku #Sokuzen #SenkeJisshoku #AntiqueArt #Teahouse #TeaParty #Kyoto #TeaCeremony #Beauty #Ro #Furo