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国内拍卖首页 > Galerie Zacke > Sam 和 Myrna Myers的收藏 第二部分 > Lot 0315
A FINE BAMBOO TEA WHISK (CHASEN), SHOWA PERIOD OR LATER
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Published: Jean-Paul Desroches (ed.) et al, Two Americans in Paris: A Quest for Asian Art, Paris, 2016, p. 253.Exhibited:1. Pointe-à-Callière Museum, From the Lands of Asia. The Sam and Myrna Myers Collection, Montréal, 17 November 2016-19 March 2017.2. Kimbell Art Museum, From the Lands of Asia. The Sam and Myrna Myers Collection, Fort Worth, Texas, 4 March-19 August 2018.Japan, 20th century. Of typical form, carved from a single bamboo culm, with a slender handle, longitudinally split. The upper section meticulously split into multiple fine strands, delicately curved inward to form the head of the whisk, and finely bound at the base with an elegantly braided cord.Provenance: From The Sam and Myrna Myers Collection, Paris, France. Acquired between circa 1965-2012.Condition: Excellent condition with only minor wear and natural imperfections.Weight: 14.3 gDimensions: Length 10.7 cmThe preparation and drinking of tea in a ritual manner became a living tradition in Japan which called for selecting utensils appropriate for each unique gathering of devotees. Among the essentials were the tea bowl (chawan), the jar for powdered tea (cha-ire), the storage jar for leaves (chatsubo), the fresh water jar (mizusashi), the kettle (kama), the incense burner (koro), an incense box (kogo), and a vase for flowers (hana-ire). If special foods were offered, serving dishes (mukozuke) were needed. The ceramics, lacquer, metalwork, and bamboo tea utensils which accorded with the aesthetic criteria set by successive tea masters have been revered for centuries.Powdered green tea was introduced to Japan from China by Buddhist pilgrims. Whipped to a froth with hot water in a bowl, the tea was initially consumed as a stimulant to concentration during meditation or passed among the monks during commemorative rituals, associating tea and Zen from the beginning of its adoption in Japan. By the fourteenth century, however, tea drinking had been embraced by the aristocracy and became the pretext for lavish gatherings in which prized collections of Chinese objects were displayed. During the fifteenth century, the tea ceremony gradually took shape through the teachings of early tea masters, cultivated Buddhist monks who served as aesthetic advisors to powerful warlords. Every element of the ceremonial setting was then carefully arranged to foster an atmosphere of harmony and tranquility in a quest for purity. The moral and philosophical implications of the Way of Tea became more profound during the 16th century, consolidated by some of the most influential of the tea masters under notions as 'wabi' (quiet solitude) and 'sabi' (time-worn, natural), in order to guide devotees away from a search for material perfection toward an ideal of spiritual honesty, what drew the atmosphere of the tea ceremony closer to monastic simplicity.The bamboo whisk, known in Japanese as 'chasen', occupies a central position in the preparation of the tea ceremony. Functionally, it was used to whisk powdered tea with hot water into a homogeneous infusion, crowned with a fine, stable foam. Its numerous tines, meticulously carved from a single piece of bamboo, introduced air in a controlled manner, preventing clumping while preserving the velvety texture of tea. Fashioned entirely from bamboo without any assembled components, the 'chasen' was an object whose manufacture and use deeply resonated with the aesthetic and moral foundations of the tea ceremony, embodying ideals of simplicity, impermanence, and quiet acceptance of wear as an essential dimension of life. The whisk was not conceived to endure indefinitely, but rather to serve its purpose with restrained dignity over a finite span of time.The handling of the 'chasen' ritually involved precise and mindful gestures. The manner of whipping (the rhythm, energy, and control of movement) was carefully codified within the ceremony. In this way, the utensil became an extension of the body and attention of the host, reinforcing the meditative dimension of the act and embodying the unity of function, form, and awareness at the heart of the tea tradition.Literature comparison:Compare a closely related bamboo tea whisk, Japan, 11.3 cm long, in the British Museum, registration number As1960,10.367. Compare a closely related bamboo tea whisk, Japan, Heisei period, 20th century, 11.4 cm long, in the Asian Art Museum, San Francisco, object number F2002.25.1.

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