Japanese Tea Ceremony Natsume Black Lacquer Gold Makie Ginko 3” Buddhist being made with hardened hinoki

being made with hardened hinoki pegged wood construction

Please note:  The items displayed on this tray in pictures 1 & 10 are not included in this listing but can be seen in a current sailerking listing

701–762) — the Tang Dynasty poet celebrated throughout Chinese literary culture for his love of wine and his ecstatic

Beautiful display object with sculptural presence

It is characterized by the heavy brilliance of the five colors of green

Japanese Tea Ceremony Natsume Black Lacquer Gold Makie Ginko 3” Buddhist being made with hardened hinokiThis is a vintage Japanese chu natsume or tea caddy used in the chanoyu tea ceremony. It holds the powdered green tea called matcha. A quality natsume such as this is made of turn wood, typically hinoki or Japanese cypress. The wood is lacquered in the traditional Japanese method with over 20 coats of urushi lacquer. Beautifully decorated in traditional motifs. Having been only very sparingly and lovingly used for decades this natsume remains in fine