Silver Grass Under the Moon Natsume Matcha Container Cherry Blossom Crafted from durable ceramic

Crafted from durable ceramic

This traditional technique allows for subtle variations in tone—from deep indigo to faint blue—capturing the soft layering of each petal and leaf

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Tame-nuri is a lacquer coating technique where the red color can be seen through the translucent lacquer by applying a coat of translucent black lacquer on top of a middle coat of red lacquer

Silver Grass Under the Moon Natsume Matcha Container Cherry Blossom Crafted from durable ceramicA full moon glows above silver grass, capturing the stillness of autumn and the quiet movement of the breeze. This natsume matcha container, crafted by maki e artist Hariya Masayuki, captures that scene with luminous detail. Acrylic was chosen for the way it reveals the design when filled with matcha. A mound of tea powder becomes a gentle hill, upon which silver grass (susuki in Japanese) appears to ripple and the moon seems to float abovea landscape