Sakura and Wind Pattern Copper Tea Canister Bizan The lucky cat with its

The lucky cat with its left hand raised is said to be beneficial for inviting people in

or blue and white

The ideal chopstick length is 23

using a porcelain base preserved as vintage stock at Kinzan kiln

Sakura and Wind Pattern Copper Tea Canister Bizan The lucky cat with itsThis copper tea canister made by Seigado, a metalworking workshop in Niigata Prefecture, features a purple gold color. Each piece is handmade using the traditional hammering technique of tsuiki. The upper lid has an incised sakura pattern. The lid has a double structure with another copper plate under the incised pattern. The pattern and coloring are named kazemon (wind pattern) to evoke the image of wind flowing in a purple gold color. This copper