[Tea utensils/tea ceremony tools Natsume (thin tea ware)] Large natsume (baizuki natsume) A copy of Tantansai's favorite, made by Nakamura Muneyoshi

●Umezuki Natsume is a copy of a design preferred by the 14th head of the Urasenke school, Tantansai.
This natsume depicts the plum blossoms, an early sign of spring, and the plum blossoms with their faint fragrance in the dim moonlight, both elegant and powerful. It is a stylish touch that the plum blossoms shine gold only in the areas lit by the silver-gray moon.
A design that accurately expresses the atmosphere of plum blossoms.
The original work is Seju Ikkan, which is a design based on a poem by the Chinese poet Mei Wan Jing (Rinnasei) on tea utensils.
This is a collaborative work between Gensai Sotetsu and Ikkan, and the poem on which it is based is inscribed on the inside of the lid: "Dark Fragrance, Floating Moon in Twilight."

Size: Approx. diameter 7.2 x height 7.1 cm
Material: Wood Artist: Muneyoshi Nakamura
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Yamanaka Lacquer Artist Born in Ishikawa Prefecture in 1932. Studied under his father in 1946 and devoted himself to studying tea ceremony utensils. Received instruction in tea ceremony from the late Nakao Munekazu in 1967. Received the Forestry Agency Commissioner's Award at the National Lacquerware Exhibition (Mitsukoshi Main Store, Tokyo) in 1979. Received the Governor's Award at the National Lacquerware Exhibition (Mitsukoshi Main Store, Tokyo) in 1982. Received the Seishitsu Association Award at the National Lacquerware Exhibition (Mitsukoshi Main Store, Tokyo) in 1983. Received the tea ceremony name (Muneyasu) in 1987.
In 1992, he became an associate professor of tea ceremony. In 1994, he received instruction in pottery from Kaga Koto Ueno Yoichi. In 1996, he was selected for the Ishikawa Prefectural Exhibition.
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Box: Wooden box