Vintage Japanese Chu-Natsume Wooden Tea Caddy Seashell Motif Mirugai Maki-e w/Box Kiseru & Tabakobon This bowel can sustain audible

This bowel can sustain  audible ring for almost 1 min  Often used to begin and end meditation sessions or when praying at the family alter

thin-lined curling stems

Length= 2"

The inscribed underside is well preserved and adds historical significance and uniqueness to the piece

Vintage Japanese Chu-Natsume Wooden Tea Caddy Seashell Motif Mirugai Maki-e w/Box Kiseru & Tabakobon This bowel can sustain audibleGold maki e chu natsume with stylized sea shells on black lacquer Japan, mid20th centuryDimensions: approx. 3. 0W 3. 1H (7. 6 7. 9 cm) This Japanese tea ceremony chu natsume is finished in deep black lacquer and decorated in gold maki e with an allover seashell motif. Fan shaped and rounded shell forms are rendered in fine line work and soft gold tones, interspersed with gently curving stems that unify the design across the lid and body. Shell imagery