Vintage Japanese Tea Ceremony Natsume Black Lacquer Cherry Blossoms 3" Modern Japanese cedar

Japanese cedar

when transporting these boxes the whole stack would have been wrapped in a big silk cloth and knotted at the top

This sack is filled with endless treasures

While done in a very traditional Chinese Ming style the fact that a round family crest motif is painted in makie on the back of the chair indicates it's Japanese origin

Having been in storage for more than half a century it has some wear

Vintage Japanese Tea Ceremony Natsume Black Lacquer Cherry Blossoms 3" Modern Japanese cedarThis 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