Japanese Tea Ceremony Hira-Natsume Tea Caddy Hida-Shunkei Lacquer Kokeshi 1840) Imari ceramic bowl all

1840) Imari ceramic bowl all hand painted in gold

If the Chashaku is special than it is named by the craftsmen or the practitioner and that name is written on the tube or box

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which was sniffed for its stimulant effects

This high quality professional grade Japanese blade was made for a kanna plane

Japanese Tea Ceremony Hira-Natsume Tea Caddy Hida-Shunkei Lacquer Kokeshi 1840) Imari ceramic bowl allThis 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 as many as 20 coats of clear urushi lacquer. Beautifully decorated in traditional Shunkei urushi lacquer from the Hida Takayama region that shows the Hinoki Cypress