Urushi Lacquerware Shochikubai Natsume Nakazato Taroemon XIII The first lord of Inaniwa

The first lord of Inaniwa Castle

but it was discontinued during the Meiji era

The interior suggests it was never really used much

Rizaemon Gama now specialises in contemporary style Hasami tableware with colourful glazes like that of Minpei-ware

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

Urushi Lacquerware Shochikubai Natsume Nakazato Taroemon XIII The first lord of Inaniwa*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