Tokyo Matcha Selection - Natsume Tea Caddy : Japanese Family Crests Design 3 Color [Standard ship by SAL: NO Tracking & Insurance] (Lacquer)

It's a small work of art, about the size of goose egg. The lacquer is a deep piano black with two delicate paintings.The pot is not intended for the storage of matcha. It is intended as somewhere to put your matcha during the tea ceremony. I love it --It is so nice that I've bought another one! The first one was in piano black (that lovely deep black found on Steinway pianos) and this one in an equally satisfying crimson red. The standard of lacquer work is very high. Again it's a work of art.

Lovely little natsume caddies, beautiful delicate inlays, 'things of beauty' ...

Ce Natsume est superbe, petit, bien réalisé, avec une belle laque et de beaux dessins. Il faut juste veiller à bien clipper le couvercle pour conserver toute la saveur du thé !

Looks beautiful as an ornament or to be used in a tea ceremony, but, if your looking for a "Tea caddy" as we know it in the UK? Forget it. It's literally about two inches high and you would be hard pushed to get any more than half a dozen sugar lumps in it. Personally I think it should be re branded as such. When I received mine I must admit I just burst out laughing because I thought of storing my tea in it, well at least more than a couple of spoonfuls. The company thankfully accepted it back but I have paid the postage, that was only fair so thank you to them. If you want it as a decorative piece then you will love it, truly.

ist heute gekommen.Sieht gut aus und ist praktisch.Um den Tee darin aufzubewahren ist es genau richtig und es macht wirklich was her.

Für meine Teezeremonie herrlich zu gebrauchen, preislich akzeptabel und gut auswaschbar, aus Plastik, aber sehr gut verarbeitetbin über den Kauf sehr zufrieden