Vintage Japanese Chu-Natsume Wooden Tea Caddy Seashell Motif Mirugai Maki-e w/Box Table This is a beautiful Japanese

This is a beautiful Japanese Meiji era (c

a sliding-door compartment with slatted keyaki wood panels

Across his chest is strapped a circular drum

Antique Japanese painted merchant shop sign (kanban) of shield form with rope detail

Vintage Japanese Chu-Natsume Wooden Tea Caddy Seashell Motif Mirugai Maki-e w/Box Table This is a beautiful JapaneseGold maki e chu natsume with stylized sea shells on black lacquer Japan, mid20th centuryDimensions: approx. 3. 0W 3. 1H (7. 6 7. 9 cm) This Japanese tea ceremony chu natsume is finished in deep black lacquer and decorated in gold maki e with an allover seashell motif. Fan shaped and rounded shell forms are rendered in fine line work and soft gold tones, interspersed with gently curving stems that unify the design across the lid and body. Shell imagery