A mid-century Shōwa era Japanese heavy pewter/tin tea caddy (chazutsu). The exterior features a highly tactile, hand-hammered Ishime (bark/stone) texture. Designed for airtight tea storage, the inner lid is finished with a gold-gilded spherical finial. The underside bears the artisan square seal 「清造」 (Seizō / Made by Sei).
Size - 12cm H x 9cm W
Material - Tin/Pewter, Gilt metal finial
Era - Shōwa period (c. 1960s–1970s)
A mid-century Shōwa era Japanese heavy pewter/tin tea caddy (chazutsu). The exterior features a highly tactile, hand-hammered Ishime (bark/stone) texture. Designed for airtight tea storage, the inner lid is finished with a gold-gilded spherical finial. The underside bears the artisan square seal 「清造」 (Seizō / Made by Sei).
Size - 12cm H x 9cm W
Material - Tin/Pewter, Gilt metal finial
Era - Shōwa period (c. 1960s–1970s)
