The history of tea! Edo Saryo is a workshop where you can enjoy painting tea sets and drinking tea!
In Chinese history, tea first appears in the anecdotes of Shennong (the legendary ancestor of agriculture and Chinese medicine). Shennong is said to have eaten wild grass and tea leaves. Based on this legend, the discovery of tea is believed to date back to around 2700 BC, during the Shennong era.
The medical text "Shennong Ben Cao Jing" (Shennong's Materia Medica) from the Han dynasty (1st century BC) contains the description: "Tea tastes bitter, and drinking it makes one more alert, slightly drowsy, lighter in body, and clearer-eyed." It seems that tea was already well known at that time. Furthermore, the "Tongyue" (Master-Servant Contract), written by Wang Bao of Sichuan, contains the phrase "buy tea in Wuyang." This suggests that the custom of drinking tea and its trade already existed at that time. Currently, this "Tongyue" is considered the earliest literature regarding tea utensils. From this period onward, tea became widely enjoyed as a delicacy, primarily among the upper class.
During the Tang dynasty (around 760 AD), Lu Yu's "Cha Jing" (The Classic of Tea) begins with the words "Tea is a fine tree of the south," leading to the prevailing view that tea originated in the south.
What is Edo-nuri at Edo Saryo?
Edo Saryo is characterized by its [Edo-nuri], created through repeated trial and error. Rather than a potter's wheel, hand-building, painting, pottery, or a workshop, the characteristics of Edo-nuri include the freedom to choose from more than 10 types of tea utensils, free style, kintsugi style, and kneading more than 10 types of paint. This technique involves layering, carving, patterning, polishing, and finishing to create tea utensils while heightening the artist's sense to the utmost.
The backbone is the traditional craft [Edo lacquerware] cultivated in Edo = Tokyo for about 260 years, and for the first time we succeeded in coloring it with even more diverse colors. Furthermore, [Edo-nuri] incorporates not only traditional culture but also modern art techniques in the layering, shaving, patterning, polishing, and finishing of tea utensils, and it not only follows the flow of traditional Japanese crafts, but also incorporates techniques from modern art. We will sublimate the work as a collection of Edo-style and Edo scenery in one tea utensil.
In addition to tea, it can also be used for special Japanese alcoholic beverages, sake, allowing you to enjoy the unique aroma and taste of alcoholic beverages and sake. Please enjoy tea and alcohol with this one-of-a-kind original tea utensil.
In Chinese history, tea first appears in the anecdotes of Shennong (the legendary ancestor of agriculture and Chinese medicine). Shennong is said to have eaten wild grass and tea leaves. Based on this legend, the discovery of tea is believed to date back to around 2700 BC, during the Shennong era.
The medical text "Shennong Ben Cao Jing" (Shennong's Materia Medica) from the Han dynasty (1st century BC) contains the description: "Tea tastes bitter, and drinking it makes one more alert, slightly drowsy, lighter in body, and clearer-eyed." It seems that tea was already well known at that time. Furthermore, the "Tongyue" (Master-Servant Contract), written by Wang Bao of Sichuan, contains the phrase "buy tea in Wuyang." This suggests that the custom of drinking tea and its trade already existed at that time. Currently, this "Tongyue" is considered the earliest literature regarding tea utensils. From this period onward, tea became widely enjoyed as a delicacy, primarily among the upper class.
During the Tang dynasty (around 760 AD), Lu Yu's "Cha Jing" (The Classic of Tea) begins with the words "Tea is a fine tree of the south," leading to the prevailing view that tea originated in the south.
What is Edo-nuri at Edo Saryo?
Edo Saryo is characterized by its [Edo-nuri], created through repeated trial and error. Rather than a potter's wheel, hand-building, painting, pottery, or a workshop, the characteristics of Edo-nuri include the freedom to choose from more than 10 types of tea utensils, free style, kintsugi style, and kneading more than 10 types of paint. This technique involves layering, carving, patterning, polishing, and finishing to create tea utensils while heightening the artist's sense to the utmost.
The backbone is the traditional craft [Edo lacquerware] cultivated in Edo = Tokyo for about 260 years, and for the first time we succeeded in coloring it with even more diverse colors. Furthermore, [Edo-nuri] incorporates not only traditional culture but also modern art techniques in the layering, shaving, patterning, polishing, and finishing of tea utensils, and it not only follows the flow of traditional Japanese crafts, but also incorporates techniques from modern art. We will sublimate the work as a collection of Edo-style and Edo scenery in one tea utensil.
In addition to tea, it can also be used for special Japanese alcoholic beverages, sake, allowing you to enjoy the unique aroma and taste of alcoholic beverages and sake. Please enjoy tea and alcohol with this one-of-a-kind original tea utensil.
EDO SARYO JOURNAL · 編集・運営 / Published by 江戸茶寮
公開 / Published 2025.05.10 · 更新 / Updated 2025.05.10
