Vintage Japanese Baigetsu Natsume Tea Ceremony Caddy Signed 岡本 2.5” Kiseru & Tabakobon 5" in diameter and 1"

5" in diameter and 1" high

The lidded top compartment on one side offers additional storage space for accessories

This set has two small brass Japanese maple leaves 2 large ones

Built samurai tough of samurai steel to last generations

1596 - 1700) tsuba (handguard) for a samurai Wakazashi sword

Vintage Japanese Baigetsu Natsume Tea Ceremony Caddy Signed 岡本 2.5” Kiseru & Tabakobon 5" in diameter and 1"This is a vintage Japanese 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 deep red and decorated in a maki e Autumn flora motif, this is a beautiful example of Japanese lacquerware. The