Yellow Seto-yaki Kusenaoshi - Matcha Whisk Shaper
SuikaenThis Seto-yaki chasen kusenaoshi (茶筅くせ直し - bamboo whisk reshaper) is designed to restore the shape of your matcha whisk. The smooth yellow glaze allows the chasen tines to glide smoothly across it without snagging.
Often called ‘whisk rests’ (茶筅休) or ‘whisk stands’, (茶筅立) our preferred term for these tools is kusenaoshi (くせ直し) as they are primarily designed to ‘correct’ the shape of chasen, rather than for storage. To use a kusenaoshi, soak the whisk in warm water as you would when making matcha. Then, press the whisk into the kusenaoshi, gently but firmly, splaying the outer tines, and forcing the inner tines together as desired. Only do this with a wet whisk as bamboo becomes more pliable with heat and moisture.
While you can kusenaoshi to store whisks, we generally recommend allowing chasen to dry standing up so that no mould develops on the tines.
This product fits the outer tines of most chasen. To shape the inner tines of your chasen, you'll want a wooden whisk shaper.
Made in Japan. Ships from the United States.
Width: 5.8 cm (2.3 in)
Height: 8 cm (3.1 in)
Seto-yaki (瀬戸焼) is a type of Japanese pottery that traditionally comes from the area around Seto town in Aichi Prefecture, Japan.The site of one of Japan’s Six Ancient Kilns, pottery has been made in Seto since at least the 13th century. During the Kamakura period, Seto wares became known for their reproductions of Song-dynasty Chinese wares such as elegant celadons and striking tenmoku chawan. Many of the glazes and styles that were developed in Seto, such as Kiseto, Seto-guro, Ao-Oribe, and Shino-Oribe, later spread to nearby Gifu prefecture, where they became incorporated into Mino-yaki.
