Pink Shell Inlay Sakura Fubuki Tea Canister MAKER_First Generation Kingyoku Nakada Hokusai painted waves as the

Hokusai painted waves as the main subject of his works

the metalwork studio in Niigata prefecture

flowing brushstroke

and Raijin

The lively karako motifs

Pink Shell Inlay Sakura Fubuki Tea Canister MAKER_First Generation Kingyoku Nakada Hokusai painted waves as theThis 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