Vintage Japanese Tea Ceremony Nakatsuki Natsume Hida Shunkei Lacquer 3" Mirror Katana by Osafune Kiyomitsu備前国住長船孫右衛門尉清光／永禄三年八月日

Katana by Osafune Kiyomitsu備前国住長船孫右衛門尉清光／永禄三年八月日

among others

A small and characterful Southeast Asian stoneware covered box of globular form

The tapered bamboo shafts are smooth and well-finished

Shoulao is one of the most beloved deities in the Chinese Daoist tradition

Vintage Japanese Tea Ceremony Nakatsuki Natsume Hida Shunkei Lacquer 3" Mirror Katana by Osafune Kiyomitsu備前国住長船孫右衛門尉清光／永禄三年八月日This 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. Having been only very sparingly and lovingly used for decades this natsume remains in fine