Vintage Japanese Tea Ceremony Natsume Hida Shunkei Tea Caddy 2.5” Carving Repairs and restoration work leaves

Repairs and restoration work leaves in good repair

This Deba Hocho with a heavy single-sided blade used in the Japanese kitchen to prepare fish for sashimi

Diameter = 17"

Known as a kakebuton or futon cover this is an antique Japanese hand woven

Vintage Japanese Tea Ceremony Natsume Hida Shunkei Tea Caddy 2.5” Carving Repairs and restoration work leavesThis is a vintage Japanese chu natsume or tea caddy used in the chanoyu tea ceremony. The lacquer style is unique to a certain region and is called Hida Shunkei. It holds the powdered green tea called matcha. A quality natsume such as this is made of turn wood, typically hinoki or Japanese cypress. Having been only very sparingly and lovingly used for decades this natsume remains in fine condition. The tea caddy is a simple cylinder shape and a wider