Tea caddy (natsume) of ovoid form, rising up and out in a gentle curve from a flat base before coming together slightly towards the sharply-angled shoulder, from which rises a short, gently inward-curving neck, finishing with a mouth at the top, in which sits a removeable ivory lid with a small knob. The body is of kanshitsu (dry-lacquer) consisting of layers of hemp soaked in lacquer over a mould, each layer being allowed to dry completely before the next is applied, the mould being removed subsequently. The body is covered in brown lacquer imitating glaze-covered Takatori stoneware, complete with a simulated glaze drip, except for the lower part of the body which is left 'unglazed', leaving the simulated ceramic body visible; there is also a rough line around the middle of the jar, suggesting a join in the top and bottom of the clay body of the original clay model.