Tea scoops in the style of so (informal) and gyo (semi-formal)

Three tea scoops, two in the semi-formal (gyo) style with the bamboo node at the tip of the scoop, and one in the informal (so) style with the bamboo node falling in the middle of the scoop. The latter has been carved in a style reminiscent of the 14th generation Urasenke master, Tantansai Sekiso Mugensai (1893-1964). The gyo style are used in specific orally transmitted procedures (temae) while the informal so style is most commonly used.