Black and Red Hand-painted Japanese Tea Caddy honey colored The dowel at the top

The dowel at the top measures 24" x 1

it would be drawings

It would be especially dramatic filled with large white lilies or a few tall flowering branches

This gorgeous hand hammered copper pitcher with brass handle has a rich patina and graceful silhouette

Black and Red Hand-painted Japanese Tea Caddy honey colored The dowel at the topTo my taste, this vintage Japanese tea caddy is just about aesthetically perfect. Tin, it was hand painted with a tea pot and pillow in red and other tea ceremony accoutrements in copper and silver nothing extraneous, just great proportions, simple gestures; elegant and lovely. I am guessing 1930s or early 40s, though have not found another like it. There is text in Japanese on the the back, along the seam, and it may once have had an interior lid. 3.