岡本陽斎 Okamoto Yosai (b1932) Japanese tea ceremony utensil / 一粒万倍 Ichiryū Manbai and Paddy Makie Gold Lacquer Natsume Tea Caddy with Original Box (Tomobako) VB198 Matsumoto Fuko 松本楓湖 Studied poetry and painting under

Studied poetry and painting under Tani Tetsuomi and Ema Tenko in Kyoto

particularly notable for the deep vermilion applied to the lips

This is a facsimile of a hanging scroll portrait that was handed down to the Terao family of the Kumamoto clan

Studied under Yamada Setto and Ganku

6" W x 38" H / 34

岡本陽斎 Okamoto Yosai (b1932) Japanese tea ceremony utensil / 一粒万倍 Ichiryū Manbai and Paddy Makie Gold Lacquer Natsume Tea Caddy with Original Box (Tomobako) VB198 Matsumoto Fuko 松本楓湖 Studied poetry and painting underDescription Okamoto Yosai (b1932) Japanese tea ceremony utensil Ichiry Manbai and Paddy Makie Gold Lacquer Natsume Tea Caddy with Original Box (Tomobako) VB198 Okamoto Yosai (b1932) A lacquer artist originally from Kyoto. He established his studio in Ishikawa Prefecture, where he specialised in creating tea ceremony utensilssuch as natsume and kgusing Wajima nuri techniques. Ichiry Manbai It means that a single grain of rice can yield a hundredfold