Japanese Vintage Wooden KOUDAIJI Natsume Tea caddy

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Description This is a Japanese lacquer Urushi makie Koudaiji makie Natsume (Tea caddy). This is one of the famous design makie which is called "KOUDAIJI makie(高台寺蒔絵）." Many Japanese SADO lovers have Koudaiji makie style. This natsume start from only $39.99 !! about KOUDAIJI makie (高台寺蒔絵）・・・ To pray for the happiness of HIDEYOSHI TOYOTOMI　(豊臣秀吉）who had been ruling Japan (1590 thru 1598) when postmortem, the temple of Kodai-ji Temple（高台寺） was built by his wife "KITANO MANDOKORO(北政所）." Kodaiji was located in Higashiyama-KYOTO. The lacqering things that Kodai-ji Temple owns are generically called KOUDAIJI MAKIE(高台寺蒔絵）. The most typical design in KOUDAIJI MAKIE is kikukiri lacqering（菊桐蒔絵）.　kiku(菊） is chrysanthemum and kiri(桐)is paulownia. This tea caddy is exactly kikukiri lacqering (菊桐蒔絵） design natsume. This Kikukiri Makie design using real gold and various color in makie fashion. Also, Japanese traditional lacquer,Urushi, set off the contrast of colors. craftman`s name is unknown but base material is wood and details makie works. Very nice natsume. **This is not printed or mixing matreials natsume** Condition: good with wooden box and its age is probably 1980`s. *Please see the picutures for details.* This piece of measures 2.559 inched(6.5cm) in diameter. 2.559 inched (6.5cm)in height. Shipping and Handling SAL (economy air ship)** 2-4 Weeks $ 11.5 -- U.S.A,Canada,Austraria $ 11.5 -- France, England (Europe) $ 9 -- Asia (China, Taiwan,Singapore) $ 13 -- South America,Africa *pls add $ 5 if you need resistered and insurance. AIR (normal air ship)** 7-14 days $ 19 -- U.S.A,Canada,Austraria $ 19 -- France, England (Europe) $ 15 -- Asia (China, Taiwan,Singapore) $ 25 -- South America,Africa *pls add $ 5 if you need resistered and insurance. EMS **3-7days (including : insurance & tracking#) $ 25 -- U.S.A,Canada,Austraria $ 30 -- France, England (Europe) $ 19 -- Asia (China, Taiwan,Singapore) $ 39 -- South America,Africa ** We recommand EMS for shipping ** ***Special thanks to all our store customer all over the world since opened in Fall, 2010. We shipped items for following countries; Brazil, Mexico,United States, Canada, Russian Federation, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Ukraine, Czech Republich, Lithuania, Belgium, Portugal, Netherlands, Israel, Singapore, South Korea, China, Taiwan, Australia, New Zealand... Terms of Business - Please Read Payment We accept PAYPAL only. The winner of the auction will receive a detailed invoice within 3 days after auction's end. If you want to combine ship to save shipping costs, please contact us when the first action’s end. Payment must be completed within 5 days after the end of the auction. **Insurance and resister (Recommendation for SAL or Air ship )** We recommend the winner to add $5 for insurance and resister . We can not take responsible for any loss or damages of all items shipped without insurance. We do not have any problems about shipping. However, please understand this is international shipping. Therefore, we recommend to add cost for insurance and resister. Packing is carried out by ourselves on the premises with great care to ensure that all packages are safe and secure. Whenever possible, multiple purchases are packed together to minimize shipping costs. We ship worldwide. Shipping ways are depend on total weight and various regulation. Please ask us if you have any question if you have requests. International Buyers : Please Note: Import duties, taxes and charges are not included in the item price or shipping charges. These charges are the buyer's responsibility. Please check with your country's customs office to determine what thes... read more

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