Japanese Tea Ceremony Natsume Fishing Nets Drying in Gold Makie w/Box 4” Haori This is an antique Japanese

This is an antique Japanese late Taisho Era (c

these jugs were high-fired stoneware or earthenware

Height = 32"

birthday gifts and otherwise given to impart luck

This chawan measures 4

Japanese Tea Ceremony Natsume Fishing Nets Drying in Gold Makie w/Box 4” Haori This is an antique JapaneseThis 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 beige and decorated with fishing nets drying out on sticks, (as fishermen once did on beaches after a days