Vintage Japanese Tea Ceremony Natsume Summer Flowers w/ Kiri Box 2 3/4” Kokeshi 5" Nishimura Hodo giclée reproduction

5" Nishimura Hodo giclée reproduction print of a Japanese ukiyo-e (woodblock print) from c

cracks or hairlines though there are a few spot of enamel glaze missing

given the high demand

It is approximately 12" x 11" x 10" and weighs in at 5lbs 12oz

Vintage Japanese Tea Ceremony Natsume Summer Flowers w/ Kiri Box 2 3/4” Kokeshi 5" Nishimura Hodo giclée reproductionThis 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. This particular lacquer is black and decorated in a makie gold summer flowers, this is a beautiful example of Japanese lacquer ware. The