Vintage Japanese Willow Makie Lacquer Chu Natsume Signed Sōryō w/Box Tea Ceremony A finely printed mid-Shōwa color

A finely printed mid-Shōwa color woodblock reproduction after Keisai Eisen’s design Maegami and a Girl

flat knuckle-bow and ray-skin

It weighs almost 15 lbs

Scattered wormage visible throughout

Length = 9 1/2"   Width = 6"   Height = 6 1/2"  Weight = 3lbs 10oz

Vintage Japanese Willow Makie Lacquer Chu Natsume Signed Sōryō w/Box Tea Ceremony A finely printed mid-Shōwa colorWillow Makie Lacquer Chu Natsume Sry with Tomobako Japan, ShowaHeisei period 3 in H 2. 5 in dia (8 6 cm); Weight: under 1 lb (under 0. 5 kg) A finely crafted chu natsume () in dense black lacquer, decorated overall in gold makie with drooping willow branches yanagi () rendered with exceptional detail. The composition wraps continuously around the body and domed lid, depicting cascading fronds in two distinct techniques: fine kirigane like crosshatched