Vintage Japanese Tea Ceremony Natsume Tsugari Nuri Lacquer Karanuri 3” Chadansu Antique Japanese Tokkuri – "Shinsou"

Antique Japanese Tokkuri – "Shinsou" (新蔵) Sake Storage JarJapan

In the essay by Jun Ichiro Tanizaki "In Praise of Shadows" published in 1933

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Markings = Fukushima and "秤量拾貮貫"

Guaranteed original Ukiyo-e (woodblock print) c1830's by the artist Toyokuni III

Vintage Japanese Tea Ceremony Natsume Tsugari Nuri Lacquer Karanuri 3” Chadansu Antique Japanese Tokkuri – "Shinsou"This 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