Vintage Japanese Natsume Wooden Tea Caddy Oimatsu Chaki Table This is an antique Japanese

This is an antique Japanese four level round lidded food box known as a Jubako made of ceramic in the Meiji Era (1868-1912)

No signature or box

functioning as the organizational backbone of 商家 (shōka) commercial life — storing documents

75" (25cm)

their steep roofs rendered in crisp etched line while a persimmon branch arcs into the pale sky

Vintage Japanese Natsume Wooden Tea Caddy Oimatsu Chaki Table This is an antique JapaneseVintage Japanese Lacquer Wari buta Usuki (Split Lid Thin Tea Container) A vintage Japanese lacquer usuki (thin tea container) natsume of the wari buta type, distinguished by its split lid construction joined with small metal hinges. This form is a recognized but uncommon variation within usucha tea practice, differing from the standard lift off natsume while remaining within orthodox tea ceremony use. The container is finished in a deep reddish brown