Hida Shunkei Nuri Lacquer Hira Natsume Tea Caddy w/ Box Takayama Funadansu modernist shape suggests adaptation to

modernist shape suggests adaptation to yōfuku (Western-influenced) hairstyles popular among Meiji and Taishō women

and are especially prominent in Kyoto- and Nara-influenced designs

25 x 7 cm)

balancing the theme

Hida Shunkei Nuri Lacquer Hira Natsume Tea Caddy w/ Box Takayama Funadansu modernist shape suggests adaptation toHida Shunkei Nuri Lacquer Hira Natsume Tea Caddy with Tomobako Presentation Box Takayama Japan, Showa period 2. 5 in H 3 in dia (6 8 cm); Weight: under 1 lb (under 0. 5 kg) A hira natsume () in Hida Shunkei nuri (), the celebrated transparent lacquer tradition of the Hida Takayama region of Gifu Prefecture. Shunkei lacquerware () originated in Takayama during the early Edo period and became one of Japan's most distinguished regional lacquer styles,