Daitokuji Temple 511th Abbot Tachibana Taiki's Calligraphy "Bamboo Tea Scoop" Name: Fushiki Made by Inao Seichu (with original box)

This tea scoop is beautifully crafted with a Rikyū-style hollowed shaft and features a prominent tip, showcasing many attractive details. The inscription Fushiki (seal) is on the body of the tube, and Fushiki, Daitoku-ji Murata (seal) is on the inside of the lid of the accompanying box. The box also bears the seal Seichūsai on the back. The item is in good condition with no scratches or repairs. The underside of the tip is also clean.

Comes with a wooden box.

Length: 18.3 cm

Fushiki
[Reading]
Shirazu
[Meaning]
Shirazu, meaning do not know. This is the response Bodhidharma, the founder of Zen Buddhism, gave to Emperor Wu of Liang when asked, Who are you to me? It doesn't mean he truly didn't know, but rather that it cannot be expressed in words. It is an expression that cuts through the foolish discriminating mind of ordinary people who are attached to right and wrong, or existence and non-existence, in a single stroke. (Source: The Book of Equanimity)

▢ Tachibana Daiki
1899-2005
A Buddhist monk. Supreme Advisor of Daitoku-ji Temple, Rinzai sect. President of Hanazono University.
Born in Osaka Prefecture in 1899. Raised in a family where his father was the chief parishioner of his local temple. At the age of 21, he became a monk at Nansō-ji Temple in Sakai City and began his path as a Zen monk. After serving as the head priest of Tokuzen-ji Temple, a sub-temple of Daitoku-ji, he became the Chief Abbot of the Daitoku-ji School in 1953, and later the acting Abbot. From 1982, he served as the president of Hanazono University. He was well-versed in the tea ceremony and was also known as a tea master and calligrapher. Furthermore, through his involvement in tea ceremonies and economic magazine projects in the 1950s, he developed broad connections with many figures in politics and business, including former Prime Minister Hayato Ikeda, former Prime Minister Takeo Fukuda, and Kōnosuke Matsushita. He offered advice based on Zen teachings and was known as a guide for the world of politics and business. His numerous books include Return to Rikyū and Dying and Being Born Are the Same. He passed away on August 25, 2005, at the age of 105.

▢ Inao Seichū
1947-
A cabinetmaker. Kyō-sashimono. Kyoto. Born into a family that made Kyō-sashimono their trade, he based his techniques on those inherited from his grandfather and began creating works in 1969. In 1972, he received the name Seichūsai from the former chief abbot of Kennin-ji Temple, Master Ekishū Takeda. Later, upon the 30th anniversary of inheriting Kyō-sashimono, he changed his name to Seichū.

[References]
Chakake no Zengo Jiten (Dictionary of Zen Phrases for Tea Scrolls), Tankosha
Chadōgu no Meikō Sakka Meikan (Directory of Famous Craftsmen and Artists of Tea Utensils), Tankosha

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