金輪寺

Eｍperor Godaigo went to learn the Ichijikinrinji

mantra at kinrinji temple in Yosino.He made a gift  to the monks, and had a container for the tea created using ivy wood found in the local mountains.

The  original Kinrinji caddy was owned by Ashikaga Yshimasa,

 passed from Ashikaga Yoshiaki to Oda Nobunaga.

Many craftmen have made this using  ivy,pine,chestnut,mulberry,persimmon,paulownia and other such wood shaving a variety   of wood grains.

Sakai shunkei

 Rikyu

Shibayama

 Monogram