Urushi Lacquerware Shochikubai Natsume Nakazato Taroemon XIII Typically Japanese lacquerware is red

Typically Japanese lacquerware is red or black

The first generation specialised in producing vases for ikebana and tea ceremony

The first lord of Inaniwa Castle

and this is largely because the clay is coarse and the glaze thin

It is hand-turned and has a wonderfully irregular form

Urushi Lacquerware Shochikubai Natsume Nakazato Taroemon XIII Typically Japanese lacquerware is red*SHIPPING OPTIONS VARY DEPENDING ON THE DESTINATION, PLEASE SCROLL TO THE END OF THIS LISTING FOR MORE DETAILS. This listing is for an urushi lacquerware shochikubai natsume made around 20 years ago. It is made of wood and decorated with an auspicious makie shochikubai pattern over a black lacquered base. Shochikubai is the combination of pine, bamboo and plum blossoms, and typically associated with the New Year in Japan. All three are admired in both