Japanese Tea Ceremony Natsume Tea Caddy Paulownia Leaf & Flower w/ Kiri Box Text and paper documentation

and paper documentation

It is unique to the Hagi kilns and dates to the early-Showa Era (c

Please note wear makes in the attached photos

This is a Vintage Chinese Revers Painted hanging glass sphere with tassel c

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Japanese Tea Ceremony Natsume Tea Caddy Paulownia Leaf & Flower w/ Kiri Box Text and paper documentationThis 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 with gold Makie in traditional motifs of paulownia (Kiri tree) leaf and flowers on a wavy shore. The original kiri