Vintage Japanese Tea Ceremony Natsume Phoenix w/ Kiri Box 2 3/4” Rug textile wear

textile wear

Length = approx 13ft

Sold as a pair

) and as kyokuroku 曲録 chairs by Buddhist abbots for meditation seated cross legged

Vintage Japanese Tea Ceremony Natsume Phoenix w/ Kiri Box 2 3/4” Rug textile wearThis 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 black and decorated with a red gold Phoenix and cloud motif, this is a beautiful example of Japanese lacquer