Kabazaiku Wild Cherry Bark Tea Spoon - Japanese Chasaji

This wooden tea scoop known as a chasaji (茶さじ - tea scoop) is made using a  traditional kabazaiku (樺細工) technique in which a thin veneer of hand-scraped and polished cherry bark is carefully applied to a wooden core. A sakura flower and petal is designed onto the scoop

Crafted by Yatsuyanagi in Kakunodate, Akita Prefecture.

To clean, wipe with a dry cloth. As the cherry bark is uncoated, it will absorb moisture, which is ideal for tea storage. However, this means that any water that gets on it should be wiped off immediately.

The more you use it, the more it changes to a deep color peculiar to wild cherry blossoms.

Please note that this is a natural material, thus the color and hue on each spoon may vary.

Length 7cm