Japanese Matcha Whisk Accessory – Bamboo-Rattan Woven Chasen Case

Matcha Whisk Accessory handcrafted in Kyoto, Japan — keeps your chasen whisk in perfect shape between uses.
Made by Takano Chikko, founded in 1968 in Nagaokakyō — the Nishiyama-Otokuni district south-west of Kyoto that the country's best bamboo has come from for centuries. Seventeen people work there.
What is unusual is the range kept under one roof: bamboo work, sashimono joinery cut to fit without nails, urushi lacquer and maki-e gold decoration. Most workshops do one of these and send the rest out. The founder set it up that way on purpose — he wanted the tradition held whole rather than split across trades. They also tend their own madake groves, choosing the cane for each use and thinking ahead to what the grove should be for the next generation.
The founder came to bamboo through tea, and through the thought of Sen no Rikyū. That led to a tie with Myōkian, the temple that holds Tai-an — the oldest surviving small tea room in Japan, two mats, a National Treasure. When Tai-an was restored, the old timber was entrusted to this workshop and tea utensils were made from it. On their finest chopsticks the tip is pared to 1.2 millimetres.
• Design: Bamboo-Rattan Woven Chasen Whisk Case
• Handcrafted — slight variations in colour and grain are the natural charm of handmade work; no two pieces are alike
• Arrives carefully packed — ready for gifting
Specifications — Material: Handcrafted · Origin: Kyoto, Japan · Maker: Takano Chikko
Handmade in Kyoto, Japan by Takano Chikko. Direct from the maker.
【日本直送】京都职人手工制作，每件手作独一无二，精心包装，适合自用或送礼 🎁