The Birth of Matcha: Edo Saryo is a workshop where you can enjoy pottery painting and tea.
Tea Cultivation and the Birth of "Matcha"
From the late Kamakura period to the Nanboku-cho period, various temples began cultivating tea in their own tea gardens, and tea cultivation spread beyond Kyoto to regions such as Iga, Ise, Suruga, and Musashi.
Initially, the custom of drinking tea spread mainly among Zen temples, and gradually became popular among warriors. It came to be used in social gatherings among warriors, and a game called "tōcha," in which people compared teas and tried to identify their places of origin, was born, leaving its form to this day.
The tea brought back from Song China during this period and spread throughout Japan was known as tencha or hikicha. It was made by grinding tea leaves into a powder and dissolving it in hot water, similar to today's matcha.
It is believed that it was often drunk for health reasons and was not yet commonly consumed as a recreational beverage. During the Muromachi and Azuchi-Momoyama periods, figures such as Ashikaga Yoshimitsu and Toyotomi Hideyoshi patronized Uji tea, and tea became popular among the warrior class as a recreational beverage. Through the efforts of Murata Jukō, Takeno Sōgū, and Sen no Rikyū, chanoyu (the tea ceremony) was born and perfected.
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.
From the late Kamakura period to the Nanboku-cho period, various temples began cultivating tea in their own tea gardens, and tea cultivation spread beyond Kyoto to regions such as Iga, Ise, Suruga, and Musashi.
Initially, the custom of drinking tea spread mainly among Zen temples, and gradually became popular among warriors. It came to be used in social gatherings among warriors, and a game called "tōcha," in which people compared teas and tried to identify their places of origin, was born, leaving its form to this day.
The tea brought back from Song China during this period and spread throughout Japan was known as tencha or hikicha. It was made by grinding tea leaves into a powder and dissolving it in hot water, similar to today's matcha.
It is believed that it was often drunk for health reasons and was not yet commonly consumed as a recreational beverage. During the Muromachi and Azuchi-Momoyama periods, figures such as Ashikaga Yoshimitsu and Toyotomi Hideyoshi patronized Uji tea, and tea became popular among the warrior class as a recreational beverage. Through the efforts of Murata Jukō, Takeno Sōgū, and Sen no Rikyū, chanoyu (the tea ceremony) was born and perfected.
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
