Kankyū-an Chū-araho Chasen – Mushakōji Senke (官休庵 中荒穂 茶筅)

A bamboo tea whisk (chasen) in the Kankyū-an style of Mushakōji Senke, one of the three main Sen schools of Japanese tea ceremony. Kankyū-an is the name of the school’s head tea house, and this whisk follows its traditional shape.

Its chū-araho (中荒穂, “medium-coarse”) tines sit between a fine everyday whisk and a coarse koicha whisk: sturdy enough for thick tea, yet flexible enough to whisk a smooth usucha. A newly made, practice-grade whisk (okeiko-mono), ideal for regular tea ceremony lessons and daily matcha at home.

Product Details

• Style: Kankyū-an (官休庵)
• Tea Ceremony School: Mushakōji Senke (武者小路千家)
• Tine type: Chū-araho (中荒穂, medium-coarse)
• Grade: Practice grade (御稽古物), new season (新物)
• Material: Bamboo
• Made in Takayama, Nara

Care: Soak the tips in warm water for a minute before whisking. Rinse with water only (no soap) and dry on a chasen stand.