A Person of integrity being particular about collection. Tea caddy lead you into the Tale of Genji. This is by Yoshita Toshiaki??
1940- / Pen name is Kasyo?? 1982-- Ishikawa Governor award (work, Hira-Natsume Autumn flowers makie). 1998- designated as a Japanese Traditional Craftsman master. 2007- Ishikawa prefecture Traditional Industry outstanding engineer award. This is in a Near Mint (seems Unused) condition with signed Wooden box.
This piece of measures: 3.386 inched (8.6 cm) in diameter. 2.244 inched (5.7 cm) in height. Including wooden box: 355 g. The base material is Wood.
Please see the pictures for details. Title: Genji Jidai makie Firefly.
(read as "koe hasete miwo nomi kokasu hotaru koso" in Japanese). A part of Tale of Genji story written in cursive style on the backside of the package lid. , on the backside of the bottom.
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