SHIN SHIRATAKE Takayama Chasen Matcha Whisk teaware "pan-fired" heritage of Japanese tea

"pan-fired" heritage of Japanese tea (Kamairicha 釜炒り茶)

Since 1983

painting and Buddhist aesthetics

punctuated by deep amber and brick-red homasa (fire-mark) spots where the flames directly kissed the clay

Kagao Shūnin (加賀尾秀忍) was a Buddhist monk from Okayama Prefecture

SHIN SHIRATAKE Takayama Chasen Matcha Whisk teaware "pan-fired" heritage of Japanese teaSHIN Takayama Chasen (), is a traditional Japanese bamboo whisk designed especially for preparing usucha (thin matcha) with a silky, airy foam. Unlike most chasen in the market today which are mass produced by machine outside of Japan, this matcha whisk is handmade in Takayama, Nara Prefecture the birthplace of chasen making with a long history dating back to the 1500s. Each whisk is carved from a single piece of Japanese bamboo, with 80 finely split