Antique Japanese Taisho Era Imari Vase Shochikubai 11" Chawan This is an antique Japanese

This is an antique Japanese mid Showa Era (c

It measures 4" wide by 4" deep by 5" tall ( 10 x 10 x 12

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This is a vintage Japanese chu-natsume or tea caddy used in the chanoyu tea ceremony

Antique Japanese Taisho Era Imari Vase Shochikubai 11" Chawan This is an antique JapaneseThis is an antique Taisho Era (c. 1920's) Japanese Imari Vase. It is hand painted in with motif. Shochikubai When describing auspicious things, the Japanese often use the compound term composed of 3 separate words, Sho Chiku Bai (). Shochikubai has the literal meaning of pine (Sho ), bamboo (Chiku ), and ume plum (Bai ). The origin of the Japanese term Shochikubai () comes from Saikan no Sanyu ( Three Friends of Winter), a subject loved by ancient