Chasen (Tea Whisk)
Shin-no-Kazuho becomes gradually thinner towards the tip. This chasen is more durable than ordinary chasen.
Authentic Takayama chasen, using traditional Japanese chasen craftsmanship. Made in Nara, Japan. All processes are carefully handmade by craftsmen with traditional techniques, resulting in a beautiful chasen.
It is said that there are only about 15 chasen craftsmen in Japan today, and the highly skilled Takayama chasen is extremely skinful, and an excellent tool for making fine and smooth matcha. It is carefully made to be used for a long time.
Details
W2.17" x H4.53"
Shirotake (White Bamboo)
How to Care
Wash in luke warm water
Do not use dishwasher
Biography
Ryosai Kubo
The 25th generation Kubo Ryosai has been making chasen for generations in Takayama, Ikoma City, Nara Prefecture, and has been designated as a traditional craftsman certified by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry. The method of making chasen that has continued since the Tokugawa era is a secret, and the Kubo family, who was a vassal of Munetaka Takayama who had been entrusted with the shogunate, handed down the technique of making chasen from generation to generation and continues to the present day.