Japanese Tea Ceremony Natsume Black Lacquer Willow Tree by Matsumine 3” Arms & Armor 1886 by the great Japanese

1886 by the great Japanese artist Yoshitoshi Tsukioka (1839 to 1892)

This is a vintage Chinese late marble or hard igneous stone name stamp known as an inkan

It is made of a heavy iron and has a grass seed head swaying in the breeze

The outer glaze is an aqua green over the natural tan clay

Japanese Tea Ceremony Natsume Black Lacquer Willow Tree by Matsumine 3” Arms & Armor 1886 by the great JapaneseThis 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. Markings (Yanagi Makie) and (Yukifuki Snowstorm) Signed by Matsumine Having been only very