Hida Shunkei Nuri Lacquer Hira Natsume Tea Caddy w/ Box Takayama Funadansu Volume discounts and combined shipping

Volume discounts and combined shipping are offered if you perches more than one

This detail suggests it was originally used in a merchant shop or workshop for organized storage of documents

Height = 5" (9

With genial doling hills and golden clouds reminiscent of the Heian era

commonly known as Foo Dogs (石獅 shishi)

Hida Shunkei Nuri Lacquer Hira Natsume Tea Caddy w/ Box Takayama Funadansu Volume discounts and combined shippingHida Shunkei Nuri Lacquer Hira Natsume Tea Caddy with Tomobako Presentation Box Takayama Japan, Showa period 2. 5 in H 3 in dia (6 8 cm); Weight: under 1 lb (under 0. 5 kg) A hira natsume () in Hida Shunkei nuri (), the celebrated transparent lacquer tradition of the Hida Takayama region of Gifu Prefecture. Shunkei lacquerware () originated in Takayama during the early Edo period and became one of Japan's most distinguished regional lacquer styles,