Japanese Tea Ceremony Natsume Red Lacquer Flute & Drum Gold Maki-e 3” Arms & Armor This chest has a beautifully

This chest has a beautifully light natural wood finish

This is a vintage Japanese serving set of one sake cup (sakazuki) and 1 sake jug (tokui)

This is essentially actual size at the standard oban measurements of 10" wide by 14

The fittings are notable: dark wooden scabbard and hilt capped with horn

Japanese Tea Ceremony Natsume Red Lacquer Flute & Drum Gold Maki-e 3” Arms & Armor This chest has a beautifullyThis 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