Vintage Japanese Chu-Natsume Wooden Tea Caddy Seashell Motif Mirugai Maki-e w/Box Table and a long arching bridge

and a long arching bridge — motifs commonly associated with longevity

Use: Flower arrangement or decorative display

This is a beautiful Japanese Meiji era (c

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

having been used lovingly for over a century

Vintage Japanese Chu-Natsume Wooden Tea Caddy Seashell Motif Mirugai Maki-e w/Box Table and a long arching bridgeGold 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