Vintage Japanese Tea Ceremony Natsume Phoenix w/ Kiri Box 2 3/4” Rug An excellent way to set

An excellent way to set off decorative ceramics like bowls

created using the traditional tsutsugaki dyeing technique

A great storage idea for precious items

It has a deep clear signature  of the potter

Vintage Japanese Tea Ceremony Natsume Phoenix w/ Kiri Box 2 3/4” Rug An excellent way to setThis 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. This particular lacquer is black and decorated with a red gold Phoenix and cloud motif, this is a beautiful example of Japanese lacquer