Japanese Tea Ceremony Natsume Black Lacquer Gold Makie plum flowers & leaves 3” Funadansu This chest has has a

This chest has has a very unique configuration of 18 drawers for the storage of documents and tools

Signed in the lower left with an artist name and red seal

Toyama pattern (distant mountain)

This is a set of five Japanese akai-imari ceramic Hashioki or Chopstick holder (hashi=chopsticks

It is 19" long by about 1

Japanese Tea Ceremony Natsume Black Lacquer Gold Makie plum flowers & leaves 3” Funadansu This chest has has aThis 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. Having been only very sparingly and lovingly used for decades this natsume remains in fine