Vintage Japanese Tea Ceremony Natsume Hida Shunkei Tea Caddy 2.5” Music He leans on his staff

He leans on his staff in quiet serenity from a long life well lived

A further panel carries what reads as a maker's or studio colophon

These lamps each measure 6 1/2" tall from the base to the top and 2 1/2" in diameter at the widest part of the base

This is a vintage Chinese ink cake box used by scholars and students to store calligraphy ink

Use it to display in a tokonoma

Vintage Japanese Tea Ceremony Natsume Hida Shunkei Tea Caddy 2.5” Music He leans on his staffThis is a vintage Japanese chu natsume or tea caddy used in the chanoyu tea ceremony. The lacquer style is unique to a certain region and is called Hida Shunkei. It holds the powdered green tea called matcha. A quality natsume such as this is made of turn wood, typically hinoki or Japanese cypress. Having been only very sparingly and lovingly used for decades this natsume remains in fine condition. The tea caddy is a simple cylinder shape and a wider