Japanese Tea Ceremony Hira-Natsume Tea Caddy Hida-Shunkei Lacquer Kokeshi This symbolism of the Shi-Shi

This symbolism of the Shi-Shi with a ball represents protection of the world or guarding the outside gate

It retains the remnant of the stamped seal indicating it was permitted for export when it was put up for sale in the early or mid 20th century

It also has 7 (seven) jet black enamel glazed circles giving this vase modernist intrigue

This high quality professional grade Japanese blade was made for a kanna plane

Japanese Tea Ceremony Hira-Natsume Tea Caddy Hida-Shunkei Lacquer Kokeshi This symbolism of the Shi-ShiThis 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 as many as 20 coats of clear urushi lacquer. Beautifully decorated in traditional Shunkei urushi lacquer from the Hida Takayama region that shows the Hinoki Cypress