Vintage Japanese Lacquer Tea Caddy Natsume with Maple Leaf Maki-e Signed 3"H Hashioki The shakuhachi is typically made

The shakuhachi is typically made from the root end of a bamboo culm

and warm ochre earth tones — reflects the influence of Western plein-air observation on the nihonga tradition

All hardware is hand forged iron with curved handles and detailed lock plates

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Her works often depict the quiet poetry of Kyoto’s rivers

Vintage Japanese Lacquer Tea Caddy Natsume with Maple Leaf Maki-e Signed 3"H Hashioki The shakuhachi is typically madeVintage Japanese urushi lacquer tea caddy (natsume) with maki e maple leaves, signed and boxed Japan, Shwa period (c. 1950s1970s)Dimensions: 2. 75H 2. 75W 2. 75D (7 7 7 cm)Weight: >1lbs A beautifully crafted vintage Japanese natsume () used in the chad tea ceremony for presenting and preparing matcha. Finished in deep black urushi lacquer with a soft, glass like gloss, the surface is decorated in maki e sprinkled gold lacquer and colored pigments