{"product_id":"chasen-no-119-golden-bamboo-matcha-whisk-rounded-urn-head-handmade-in-nara","title":"Chasen No. 119 · Golden Bamboo, 70 Tines · Both","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWarm golden bamboo · black thread · around 70 fine hooked tines · one of a kind\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHoney-amber bamboo bound in black thread, drawn into a full, rounded urn of \u003cstrong\u003earound 70 fine outer tines\u003c\/strong\u003e that arch inward and finish in tight hooks at the tips. The enclosed, egg-shaped head holds the tea against the whisk rather than letting it fly — it builds a dense, fine-bubbled foam quickly on thin matcha (\u003cem\u003eusucha\u003c\/em\u003e), and has enough body to work a thicker bowl too.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHand-cut from a single piece of bamboo in Takayama, Nara — the district that has made Japan's tea whisks for five centuries. We spent three days there going workshop to workshop; four artisans agreed to sell to us, several met through the town's chasen museum where the makers gather. \u003cstrong\u003eOne of a kind — we have only this piece.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFive years from standing bamboo to the first cut, then split by hand tine by tine with a single blade. \u003ca href=\"\/ar\/pages\/takayama-chasen-masters\"\u003eWhy a Takayama chasen costs what it does →\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCare:\u003c\/strong\u003e rest on a whisk holder (\u003cem\u003ekusenaoki\u003c\/em\u003e), rinse in warm water only, air-dry. Never soak or machine-wash.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Aicha Teas","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51338521968886,"sku":"CHASEN-119","price":600.0,"currency_code":"AED","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0774\/9576\/3190\/files\/20260716_132805.heic?v=1785237326","url":"https:\/\/www.myaicha.com\/ar\/products\/chasen-no-119-golden-bamboo-matcha-whisk-rounded-urn-head-handmade-in-nara","provider":"Aicha Teas","version":"1.0","type":"link"}