岡本陽斎 Okamoto Yosai (b1932) Japanese tea ceremony utensil / 一粒万倍 Ichiryū Manbai and Paddy Makie Gold Lacquer Natsume Tea Caddy with Original Box (Tomobako) VB198 Matsumoto Fuko 松本楓湖 Inside dimensions: 12" W x

Inside dimensions: 12" W x 51

A lone figure appears at the window of the house

In Zen parlance

7cm x 191cm

particularly notable for the deep vermilion applied to the lips

岡本陽斎 Okamoto Yosai (b1932) Japanese tea ceremony utensil / 一粒万倍 Ichiryū Manbai and Paddy Makie Gold Lacquer Natsume Tea Caddy with Original Box (Tomobako) VB198 Matsumoto Fuko 松本楓湖 Inside dimensions: 12" W xDescription Okamoto Yosai (b1932) Japanese tea ceremony utensil Ichiry Manbai and Paddy Makie Gold Lacquer Natsume Tea Caddy with Original Box (Tomobako) VB198 Okamoto Yosai (b1932) A lacquer artist originally from Kyoto. He established his studio in Ishikawa Prefecture, where he specialised in creating tea ceremony utensilssuch as natsume and kgusing Wajima nuri techniques. Ichiry Manbai It means that a single grain of rice can yield a hundredfold