Vintage Japanese Baigetsu Natsume Tea Ceremony Caddy Signed 岡本 2.5” Kiseru & Tabakobon made of solid Kuri (chestnut)

made of solid Kuri (chestnut) wood and Sugi (Japanese cedar) interiors

25" wide by 8

plum blossom and lucky bat motifs

adorned with delicate flower blooms at the ends of leaf-lined

Vintage Japanese Baigetsu Natsume Tea Ceremony Caddy Signed 岡本 2.5” Kiseru & Tabakobon made of solid Kuri (chestnut)This is a vintage Japanese 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. This particular lacquer is deep red and decorated in a maki e Autumn flora motif, this is a beautiful example of Japanese lacquerware. The