Japanese Tea Ceremony Natsume Natural Cherry Bark Tea Jar Bamboo Carving 6.25” Goban it remains in very fine

it remains in very fine condition

The drawer interiors are made of kiri (paulownia)

Surface abrasions

conveying both martial readiness and aristocratic composure

This truly rare beauty was made in the highly renowned Matsuyama Gaei kilns during the mid to late showa era

Japanese Tea Ceremony Natsume Natural Cherry Bark Tea Jar Bamboo Carving 6.25” Goban it remains in very fineThis is a vintage Japanese chu natsume or tea caddy used in the chanoyu tea ceremony. It holds the powdered green tea called matcha. This is made in the Kabazaiku () fashion from peeled cherry bark than bent with a single seam with origins among the samurai class of northern Japan in the mid Edo era. Having been only very sparingly and lovingly used for decades this natsume remains in fine condition. The tea caddy is a simple cylinder shape and a