[Tea utensils/tea ceremony tools Natsume (thin utensils) Tanabata] Black Ikkan-nuri Sanko Natsume with gold leaf on the inside of the lid Rising moon Made by Nakamura Muneyoshi Big Dipper

●Sankou Natsume means...the sun, moon and stars are called the three lights.
This is what Natsume represents.
・The Big Dipper...painted from the top of the lid to the body.
・Crescent moon lacquer on the rise
・The inside of the lid is gold and resembles a sun disk.

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Size: Approx. diameter 5.9 x height 5.8 cm
Material: Wood
Author: Nakamura Muneyoshi
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Yamanaka Lacquer Artist
Born in Ishikawa Prefecture in 1932
In 1946, he studied under his master and devoted himself to learning tea ceremony utensils.
In 1967, he received instruction in tea ceremony from the late Professor Munekazu Nakao.
1979: Won the Forestry Agency Director General's Award at the National Lacquerware Exhibition (Mitsukoshi Main Store, Tokyo)
1982: Received the Governor's Award at the National Lacquerware Exhibition (Mitsukoshi Main Store, Tokyo)
1983: Won the Seishitsu Association Award at the National Lacquerware Exhibition (Mitsukoshi Main Store, Tokyo)
1987: Received the tea master's name (Muneyoshi)
1992: Associate Professor of Tea Ceremony
In 1994, he received instruction in pottery from Yoichi Ueno, a master of Kaga pottery.
Selected for the Ishikawa Prefectural Exhibition in 1996
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Box: Wooden box