AD8: Japanese Lacquered Wooden Tea Caddy, NATSUME,MAKIE

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AD8: Japanese Lacquered Wooden Tea Caddy, NATSUME,MAKIE Thank you for visiting my auctions for Vintage Japanese Lacquered Wooden Tea Caddy NATSUME, MAKIE Description Item Vintage Japanese Lacquered Wooden Tea Caddy NATSUME, MAKIE Condition As shown in the pictures, it's very good condition. No chips, No cracks. These are some minor scratches around the bottom (Please refer to the last picture to check it.) Size Dia. max. 2.6"(6.7cm) x H 3.1"(7.8cm) Description of item This is a vintage Japanese lacquered wooden tea caddy with MAKIE work. This tea caddy is made of Natural wood and coated with high quality Japanese lacquer (Not Plastic one). Cherry blossoms are painted by the technique of MAKIE. This was made about 50 years ago. This style of the tea caddy is called "Natume". Maki-e is Japanese lacquer sprinkled with gold or silver powder as a decoration using a makizutsu or a kebo brush. The technique was developed mainly in the Heian Period (794-1185) and blossomed in the Edo Period (1603-1868). Maki-e objects were initially designed as household items for court nobles, they soon gained more popularity and were adopted by royal families and military leaders as an indication of power. To create different colours and textures, maki-e artists use a variety of metal powders including gold, silver, copper, brass, lead, aluminum, platinum, pewter, as well as their alloys. Bamboo tubes and soft brushes of various sizes are used for laying powders and drawing fine lines. As it requires highly-skilled craftsmanship to produce a maki-e painting, young artists usually go through many years of training to develop the skills and to ultimately become maki-e masters. Kouami Douchou (1410-1478) was the first lacquer master linked to specific works. His maki-e works used designs from various Japanese contemporary painters. Kouami and another maki-e master, Igarashi Shinsai, were originators of the two major schools of lacquer-making in the history of Japan. Takamakie (or "raised maki-e") is one of the three major techniques in maki-e making. Developed in the Muromachi Period (1336-1573), the technique of takamakie involves building up design patterns above the surface through a mixture of metal powder, lacquer and charcoal or clay dust. Another special kind of maki-e is togidashi maki-e, where a black lacquer without oil is put on the metal decoration as an additional coat. SHIPPING COST EMS SAL Sea mail USA, CANADA, OCEANIA, MIDDLE EAST US$15.0 US$6.8 - EUROPE US$18.0 US$6.8 - ASIA US$11.0 US$5.6 - AFRICA, SOUTH AMERICA US$21.0 US$8.0 - Insurance & tracking service Included +US$4.5 +US$4.5 If you'd like the shipment by standard airmail, or a combined shipment for multiple items, please contact me before your payment. ABOUT SHIPPING Tracking service Insurance service Delivery time EMS Included Full coverage Normall 3-7 days SAL Optional Optional Nomally 2 or 3 weeks (But it rarely takes much longer.) Sea mail Optional Optional Normall 1 - 2 or 3 months EMS is the most recommended delivery method, because it's the fastest and the safest way. The delively status can be checked by a tracking number, and if a parcel is lost or broken on its way to the destination, the insurance can fully compensate for it. SAL can ship at a lower cost in some areas. In order to include a tracking service and an insurance service, it costs more US$4.5. In regard to the delivery time, it normally takes 2 weeks or sometime 3 weeks. But it took rarely 3 months. (It's very rare case.) If you choose the registered SAL, please understand this condition of SAL. Sea mail can ship at the lowest cost. In order to include a tracking service and an insurance service, it costs more US$4.5. In regard to the delivery time, it normally takes 1 - 2 months or sometime 3 months. After confirming the payment, the item will ship out within 3 days. After the item is shipped, I will inform you by e-mail. PAYMENT Only Paypal payment is acc... read more

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