Pink Shell Inlay Sakura Fubuki Tea Canister MAKER_First Generation Kingyoku Nakada the transparency gives the vase

the transparency gives the vase a stylish touch

the metalwork studio in Niigata prefecture

and Raijin

It can also be used to plate soy sauce for sashimi or sushi

The lively karako motifs

Pink Shell Inlay Sakura Fubuki Tea Canister MAKER_First Generation Kingyoku Nakada the transparency gives the vaseThis tea canister by Yatsuyanagi is made of kabazaiku cherry bark work from Akita Prefecture. The captivating pink cherry blossom embellishments are delicately rendered using the technique of shell inlay called raden. The sophisticated design using pink shell inlay depicts a motif known as sakura fubuki, or a blizzard of cherry blossoms. The cherry trees used for Akita cherry bark work are mainly wild cherry trees from the Tohoku region, which grow in