objectNatsumeObjects · RitualsA named lacquer tea-caddy of Japanese tea practice. Not a gau, not an inrō, and not a waka huia.Natsume is used in Tea.Chamberlain’s Tea ceremonies seat the natsume as the lacquered tea-caddy for thin tea — caddy use in cha-no-yu, not a cooking jar dump.from Basil Hall Chamberlain · Things Japanese, 1890 (5th ed. 1905)used in · sourced · documentedsourcesThings Japanese · Basil Hall ChamberlainBasil Hall Chamberlain, Things Japanese (5th ed. 1905).