High Quality    Natsume is a Matcha container traditionally used in the Japanese tea ceremony. Matcha is stored in Natsume temporarily and Matcha is scooped from Natsume to the Matcha bowl.  This red Natsume is made by a Japanese traditional Natsume maker Yamanaka shikki. Yamanaka lacquerware is a type of lacquerware made in the Yamanaka hot spring district of the city of Kaga, Ishikawa prefecture. Material is "Kishitsu" in Japanese, a mixture of wood powder and resine. Urushi-nuri (lacquer coating).