Japanese Tea Ceremony Natsume Tea Caddy Hinged Lid Shunkei (OakSt) POSIM This statue measures 18" tall

This statue measures 18" tall by 7" wide including a 1" tall copper base (46 x 18 cm)

Finished in traditional auspicious red

A second large panel presents a sweeping wisteria (藤

19” x 7” x 7”

The overall finish combines black ground with red-lacquered carved relief and traces of gilt — a treatment associated with southern Chinese folk craft of the late Qing and Republic periods

Japanese Tea Ceremony Natsume Tea Caddy Hinged Lid Shunkei (OakSt) POSIM This statue measures 18" tallThis 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