Vintage Japanese Tea Ceremony Natsume Summer Flowers w/ Kiri Box 2 3/4” Kokeshi 1960s) glass flower vase that

1960s) glass flower vase that we picked up in Japan were it was used as an ikebana flower vase

It is approximately 12" x 11" x 10" and weighs in at 5lbs 12oz

Last picture shows other sizes we may have available on our other eBay store: Shoguns and Sailerking

cracks or hairlines though there are a few spot of enamel glaze missing

Vintage Japanese Tea Ceremony Natsume Summer Flowers w/ Kiri Box 2 3/4” Kokeshi 1960s) glass flower vase thatThis 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 in a makie gold summer flowers, this is a beautiful example of Japanese lacquer ware. The