Japanese Tea Ceremony Natsume Tea Caddy Hinged Lid Shunkei (OakSt) POSIM A second large panel presents

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Surviving textile elements display expected age wear

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Finished in traditional auspicious red

Japanese Tea Ceremony Natsume Tea Caddy Hinged Lid Shunkei (OakSt) POSIM A second large panel presentsThis 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. Beautifully lacquered in clear urushi. Having been only very sparingly and lovingly used for decades this natsume remains in fine