Japanese Tea Ceremony Natsume Fishing Nets Drying in Gold Makie w/Box 4” Haori these jugs were high-fired stoneware

these jugs were high-fired stoneware or earthenware

This carving (mid 20th century) was created by the indigenous Ainu people now mainly on the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido

This chawan measures 4

Subsequently

Height = 32"

Japanese Tea Ceremony Natsume Fishing Nets Drying in Gold Makie w/Box 4” Haori these jugs were high-fired stonewareThis 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 beige and decorated with fishing nets drying out on sticks, (as fishermen once did on beaches after a days