Pink Shell Inlay Sakura Fubuki Tea Canister MAKER_First Generation Kingyoku Nakada and Raijin

and Raijin

the iconic Japanese cherry blossom symbolizing renewal and fleeting beauty

Native to Hokkaido

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

Pink Shell Inlay Sakura Fubuki Tea Canister MAKER_First Generation Kingyoku Nakada and RaijinThis 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