Japanese Tea Ceremony Hira-Natsume Tea Caddy Pine Bows Black Lacquer Gold Makie Japanese 5" H × 13

5" H × 13

painted overall in cobalt underglaze with a dense interlocking lotus scroll (缠枝莲

Printed with the Kiwame censor's seal

This is an antique Japanese hibachi made in the Meiji era (late 1800's)

This listing is for the cup holder alone

Japanese Tea Ceremony Hira-Natsume Tea Caddy Pine Bows Black Lacquer Gold Makie Japanese 5" H × 13This 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 decorated in traditional motifs: Pine branches in gold maki e over back lacquer. Also painted in gold around the inner lip