Vintage Japanese Tea Ceremony Natsume Hardwood Tea Caddy 3” Ainu Dimensions: 4"L × 3"W ×

Dimensions: 4"L × 3"W × 3

The handle end plain while the tapered end is pitted and textured from use

All hardware is hand forged iron with Gumpai style handles and detailed lock plates

some minor oxidation it remains in very good condition

Tarnished from years of oxidization

Vintage Japanese Tea Ceremony Natsume Hardwood Tea Caddy 3” Ainu Dimensions: 4"L × 3"W ×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. 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 wider style natsume measuring approximately 2 1 2" tall by 3 1 8" in diameter (6.