Japanese Tea Ceremony Natsume Tea Caddy Natural Finish Hakari Japanese woodblock - Tsukasa Yoshida

Japanese woodblock - Tsukasa Yoshida b

The "Drunken Li Bai" is one of the most enduring subjects in Chinese decorative ceramics

This plate remains infine condition

The stopper looks to be made of kiri wood

This is an antique Japanese lidded jar from the Meiji Era

Japanese Tea Ceremony Natsume Tea Caddy Natural Finish Hakari Japanese woodblock - Tsukasa YoshidaThis 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