TB32 - Vintage Japanese Lacquerware Tea Caddy 茶入

This is a beautifully crafted vintage Japanese lacquerware tea caddy, traditionally used in the Japanese tea ceremony for storing koicha (thick matcha). The chaire has a rounded, gently curved form with a smooth reddish-brown lacquer finish, accented by subtle black swirls that give it a natural and refined appearance. The interior is finished in a deep glossy black lacquer, providing both durability and elegance. While the chaire (茶入) was created for the highly specific role of holding thick tea (濃茶, koicha) in the Japanese tea ceremony, outside of that formal context it can take on other lives. Many people keep vintage chaire simply as decorative objects, appreciating the craftsmanship of lacquerware and the quiet elegance it carries. In this way, it becomes less a tool and more an art piece, often displayed in a tokonoma alcove or cabinet. Because of its size and fitting lid, it can also serve as a small container for personal treasures, such as jewelry, beads, or keepsakes, or even as a vessel for incense granules or chips, linking it to another traditional Japanese art, kōdō (the Way of Incense). In modern households, some people adapt chaire as containers for fine spices or salts, though this is a more practical and non-traditional use. Such chaire are cherished in the tea ceremony not only for their functional role but also as objects of aesthetic appreciation, embodying the spirit of wabi-sabi, the beauty of simplicity, imperfection, and natural aging. Size: 6.5 x 6.5 x 6.5cm 8 x 8 x 11.5cm#MKTB32#HomeKYO· · ──── ✨𝘼𝙘𝙘𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙊𝙪𝙧 𝘿𝙖𝙩𝙖𝙗𝙖𝙨𝙚✨ ──── · · 𝐸𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑦 𝑖𝑡𝑒𝑚 𝑠𝑜𝑙𝑑 𝑛𝑜𝑤 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑠 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑎 𝑐𝑒𝑟𝑡𝑖𝑓𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑡𝑒 𝑓𝑒𝑎𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑎 𝑢𝑛𝑖𝑞𝑢𝑒 𝑄𝑅 𝑐𝑜𝑑𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑆𝐾𝑈 𝑛𝑢𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟. 𝑆𝑖𝑚𝑝𝑙𝑦 𝑠𝑐𝑎𝑛 𝑜𝑟 𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝑖𝑡 𝑡𝑜 𝑎𝑐𝑐𝑒𝑠𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑑𝑢𝑐𝑡 𝑖𝑛𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑚𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑎𝑛𝑦𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒.