Hida Shunkei Nuri Lacquer Hira Natsume Tea Caddy w/ Box Takayama Funadansu and are especially prominent in

and are especially prominent in Kyoto- and Nara-influenced designs

modernist shape suggests adaptation to yōfuku (Western-influenced) hairstyles popular among Meiji and Taishō women

the celebrated transparent lacquer tradition of the Hida Takayama region of Gifu Prefecture

25 x 7 cm)

Height = 5" (9

Hida Shunkei Nuri Lacquer Hira Natsume Tea Caddy w/ Box Takayama Funadansu and are especially prominent inHida Shunkei Nuri Lacquer Hira Natsume Tea Caddy with Tomobako Presentation Box Takayama Japan, Showa period 2. 5 in H 3 in dia (6 8 cm); Weight: under 1 lb (under 0. 5 kg) A hira natsume () in Hida Shunkei nuri (), the celebrated transparent lacquer tradition of the Hida Takayama region of Gifu Prefecture. Shunkei lacquerware () originated in Takayama during the early Edo period and became one of Japan's most distinguished regional lacquer styles,