Japanese Tea Ceremony Natsume Tame-uri Laquer Gold Makie Oimatsu Pine Tools This haribako has keyaki (zelkova

This haribako has keyaki (zelkova elm) burl wood exteriors and sugi (cryptomeria Japanese cedar) wood drawer interiors

All hardware is hand forged iron with detailed lock plates

1940) bronze mini Usubata (flower vase)

This signed carving (mid 20th century) was created by the indigenous Ainu people now mainly on the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido

Japanese Tea Ceremony Natsume Tame-uri Laquer Gold Makie Oimatsu Pine Tools This haribako has keyaki (zelkovaThis 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: The Old Pine (Oimatsu) symbolizes resilience and prosperity, done in maki e gold urushi