Vintage Japanese Tea Ceremony Nakatsuki Natsume Hida Shunkei Lacquer 3" Mirror "Dai Nippon" (great Japan) with

"Dai Nippon" (great Japan) with a clear crest of the paulownia mon (a famous family crest) in the center

surmounted by an eagle or cockerel device

Format: Dai-oban tate-e

it remains in very good original antique condition and should serve one well for another century of use

Vintage Japanese hand thrown Iroe overglaze chawan with gold maki-e style decoration

Vintage Japanese Tea Ceremony Nakatsuki Natsume Hida Shunkei Lacquer 3" Mirror "Dai Nippon" (great Japan) withThis 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