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

This is an vintage Chinese armoire made in the Ming style likely in the early Republic period or mid 20th century

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

It retains the remnant of the stamped seal indicating it was permitted for export when it was put up for sale in the early or mid 20th century

it remains in very good original antique condition and should serve one well for another century of use

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