Vintage Japanese Willow Makie Lacquer Chu Natsume Signed Sōryō w/Box Tea Ceremony The shape of the money

The shape of the money exchange symbol derives from an ancient weight used to calculate the value of precious metals and became the recognized mark of a banking institution

Length = 45

particularly within Zen Buddhist practice

Elephant handles and a front and back which appears to depict Chinese intellectual scholars from Tang Dynasty China around a broken jar with liquid flowing out of it on the front and a smiling teacher and a pine tree on the back

Vintage Japanese Willow Makie Lacquer Chu Natsume Signed Sōryō w/Box Tea Ceremony The shape of the moneyWillow Makie Lacquer Chu Natsume Sry with Tomobako Japan, ShowaHeisei period 3 in H 2. 5 in dia (8 6 cm); Weight: under 1 lb (under 0. 5 kg) A finely crafted chu natsume () in dense black lacquer, decorated overall in gold makie with drooping willow branches yanagi () rendered with exceptional detail. The composition wraps continuously around the body and domed lid, depicting cascading fronds in two distinct techniques: fine kirigane like crosshatched