Japanese Tea Ceremony Natsume Black Laquer Gold Maki-e Bamboo Grove w/Box 4” Kokeshi Vintage Japanese silk Shibori style

Vintage Japanese silk Shibori style Haori coat in deep pink with a weave pattern

5" in diameter (24 x 11

Some are unused

These plates remain in very good condition

25" long with the handle (24 x 33

Japanese Tea Ceremony Natsume Black Laquer Gold Maki-e Bamboo Grove w/Box 4” Kokeshi Vintage Japanese silk Shibori styleThis 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 black and decorated in a makie gold bamboo with mother of pearl inlay motif, this is a beautiful example of