Japanese Tea Ceremony Natsume Black Lacquer Gold Makie Mebari Willow Reproduction The wood is a very

The wood is a very warm deep golden brown

1911 – July 1

Antique Chinese 19th Century Farm House Bench

surrounded by scatterings of smaller kiku heads in the same palette

This late Meiji era c1890 Mizuya or kitchen tansu has all the original 4 drawers and three cabinets behind three styles of sliding doors

Japanese Tea Ceremony Natsume Black Lacquer Gold Makie Mebari Willow Reproduction The wood is a veryThis 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: early spring willow ( Mabari yanagi) just sprouting done in gold maki e over black lacquer.