tea ceremony basket
A basket used to hold tea ceremony utensils, such as tea bowls, tea caddy, and whisk.
茶籠に茶碗や茶筅を入れて茶室に運ぶ。
I put the tea bowl and whisk into the tea ceremony basket and carry them to the tea room.
Standard kanji spelling for a tea ceremony basket.
Alternate kanji form using 籃 (basket); less common than 茶籠.
Variant using 篭 (basket); less common than 茶籠.
Compound of 茶 (tea) and 籠 (basket). The exact historical origin is uncertain, but it refers to a basket specifically used in tea ceremony contexts.