Tea whisk Kankyuan (thick tea) Mushakoji Senke*Takayama, Nara*Suikaen*Yasaburo Tanimura

・Domestically produced tea whisks use domestically grown hachiku bamboo, which is harvested in the winter and left to rest for over a year before being dried and turned into products.
Tea whisks made overseas are not dried, so they may contain preservatives and anti-mold agents.
・There are also differences in manufacturing methods.
With domestically produced tea whisks, craftsmen shave each one thinly with a small knife, but in overseas tea whisks, shave is done with a file.
Shaving with a file is easier and quicker, but it leaves fine scratches on the surface of the tip, making the tip more likely to break.

● For Mushakoji Senke Kankyuan

Artist: Suikaen, made by Tanimura Yasaburo (made by Tanimura Yasaburo)

(Traditional craftsman designated by the Minister of International Trade and Industry)

Material: Purple bamboo, made in Takayama, Nara

(also called black bamboo or purple bamboo)

Box: decorative box