Japanese Tea Ceremony Natsume Natural Cherry Wood Wabisabi Texture w/ Signed Kiri Box Red It is professionally framed

It is professionally framed

They are heavy and stay at the bottom of a water filled vase

(minor oxidation

Height = 10”

1950) and has the signature on the bottom of the Japanese artist

Japanese Tea Ceremony Natsume Natural Cherry Wood Wabisabi Texture w/ Signed Kiri Box Red It is professionally framedThis 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, in this case made from cherry with the very Wabisabi natural imperfections widely adored in Japanese aesthetics. The original kiri wood (paulownia) box is included and signed by the artist. Having been only very sparingly and lovingly used for decades this natsume