Tea Service Spoon Item Number: 529/12 f from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Small collapsible spoon made of two pieces that join at the centre, and rotate around a central point in order to collapse in half. (The spoon fits into one of the bamboo tubes attached to 529/12 a.)
History Of Use
Used to transfer the powdered tea from the tea container to the tea bowl. Typically, tea scoops are made of a narrow, thin piece of bamboo, about 18 centimetres in length (originally made from ivory). Sometimes stored in a bamboo storage tube (tsutsu).
Narrative
Part of a tea set (529/12 a-f), consisting of a tea caddy, a bag, cup, whisk and spoon.
Item History
- Made in Japan
- Owned by Beatrice Brandt before May 10, 1979
- Received from Beatrice Brandt (Donor) on May 10, 1979
What
- Name
- Tea Service Spoon
- Identification Number
- 529/12 f
- Type of Item
- spoon
- Material
- bamboo grass
- Overall
- height 13.5 cm, width 0.8 cm, depth 1.6 cm
Who
- Culture
- Japanese
- Previous Owner
- Beatrice Brandt
- Received from
- Beatrice Brandt (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Japan
When
- Ownership Date
- before May 10, 1979
- Acquisition Date
- on May 10, 1979
Other
- Condition
- excellent
- Current Location
- Case 78
- Accession Number
- 0529/0012 f