Japanese Lacquer Hira Natsume Flat Tea Caddy Red Black Omotesenke Style 2"H Book edition numbers such as 301/400

edition numbers such as 301/400 indicate the individual impression and the total number printed in the edition

The palette is characteristically restrained — grey

and expected age patina throughout consistent with Meiji working provenance

3 cm)Materials: Shakudō with gold and copper inlay (iroe zōgan)Period: Late Edo (mid-19th century)

Fuji in present-day Fujiyoshida

Japanese Lacquer Hira Natsume Flat Tea Caddy Red Black Omotesenke Style 2"H Book edition numbers such as 301/400Japanese Lacquer Hira Natsume Flat Tea Caddy Red and Black Omotesenke Style Japan, Showa period 2 in H 3 in dia (5 8 cm); Weight: under 1 lb (under 0. 5 kg) A hira natsume () in the wide, flat lidded form associated with Omotesenke school tea practice, finished in a classic two tone scheme: the broad flat lid in warm vermilion red lacquer, the deep bowl form body in lustrous black, with a red lacquered interior. The restrained, undecorated surfaces