西條一斎 Saijo Issai (b1937) Shunkei-Nuri Gold Lacquered Raden Mother of Pearl Natsume Tea Caddy 'Country House and Pine Tree' / Japanese tea ceremony utensil with Original Box (Tomobako) VA243 Gardening Seal: 黄檗主人 Obaku Shujin 禅梁

Seal: 黄檗主人 Obaku Shujin 禅梁 Zenryo

and is called one of the three great literati painters in Nagasaki

木魚 Mokugyo:A wooden fish

藤井誡堂 Fujii Kaido Daitoku-ji Japanese Zen kakejiku kakemono wall hanging scroll tea ceremony / 喫茶去 Kissako with Original Box (Tomobako) RA372

literati Bunjin painter

西條一斎 Saijo Issai (b1937) Shunkei-Nuri Gold Lacquered Raden Mother of Pearl Natsume Tea Caddy 'Country House and Pine Tree' / Japanese tea ceremony utensil with Original Box (Tomobako) VA243 Gardening Seal: 黄檗主人 Obaku Shujin 禅梁Description Saijo Issai (b1937) Shunkei Nuri Gold Lacquered Raden Mother of Pearl Natsume Tea Caddy 'Country House and Pine Tree' Japanese tea ceremony utensil with Original Box (Tomobako) VA243 Saijo Issai (b1937)Maki e artist. Born in Osaka. Studied under his father, Okutsu Yoho. Director of Osaka Crafts Association. Shunkei Nuri: A technique of lacquering, a type of transparent lacquer that brings out the beauty of the grain of the wood.