Japanese Tea Ceremony Hira-Natsume Tea Caddy Hida-Shunkei Lacquer Kokeshi It also has 7 (seven)

It also has 7 (seven) jet black enamel glazed circles giving this vase modernist intrigue

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

This is an vintage Chinese armoire made in the Ming style likely in the early Republic period 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 It also has 7 (seven)This 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