Vintage Japanese Tea Ceremony Natsume Summer Flowers w/ Kiri Box 2 3/4” Kokeshi It is approximately 12" x

It is approximately 12" x 11" x 10" and weighs in at 5lbs 12oz

a subject loved by ancient Chinese painters

MPN: 44662120218941

1960s) glass flower vase that we picked up in Japan were it was used as an ikebana flower vase

Vintage Japanese Tea Ceremony Natsume Summer Flowers w/ Kiri Box 2 3/4” Kokeshi It is approximately 12" xThis 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. This particular lacquer is black and decorated in a makie gold summer flowers, this is a beautiful example of Japanese lacquer ware. The