[Tea utensils/tea ceremony tools, tea box tools] Rikyu tea box, lacquered with lacquer, Karamatsu crest, 3-piece set, made by Nakamura Muneyoshi, with scratch prevention sheet for practice

●A sheet is included to prevent the lid of the tea box from getting scratched during practice.
Size: Tea box (approx. 21.5cm length x 14.6cm width x 13.2cm height)
Chasen tube (approx. diameter 4.8 x 11 cm)
Jujube: (approx. diameter 6.8 x 4.8 cm)
Incense holder (approx. diameter 4.9 x 1.9 cm)
Material: Tea box/three-piece set (wooden)
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: Paper box