A 'natsume' (tea holder) from a set of tea ceremony utensils made by Kuroda Shogen

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A 'natsume' (tea holder) from a set of tea ceremony utensils made by Kuroda Shogen, a 13th generation maker of tea ceremony utensils, Kyoto, Japan, Saturday 27th December 2008. The set includes 'chashaku' (dipper spoon), 'hishaku' (water spoon), and 'natsume' (tea holder).

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Size: 4367px × 2911px
Location: japan
Photo credit: © jeremy sutton-hibbert / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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