This chazutsu (tea canister) is made from tin-plated steel and decorated using the traditional kabazaiku (樺細工) technique in which a thin veneer of hand-scraped and polished cherry bark is carefully applied to the steel core. This canister features a design of large fuki (フキ - butterbur) leaves, a common sight in Akita prefecture where this was made.

Featuring an airtight inner lid, this canister is perfect for keeping roughly 150 grams of tea fresh. Note: the canister's capacity is measured with sencha, meaning it may hold more or less of other teas.

The Kabazaiku (樺細工, also 桜皮細工) technique of hand-scraping, polishing, and pasting wild cherry bark is unique to Akita Prefecture in northern Japan, where the technique was brought to the town of Kakunodate (角館) by the Satake family of samurai in the 1700s.

Dimensions:

8.9cm (3.5in) - width
11.5cm (4.5in) - height

Condition: Good (has metal wear)

This vintage Japanese item ships from the United States.