Vintage Black Lacquered Painted Octagonal Tea Caddy Container Jar Goldfish Japan

Description

Lovely lacquered Tea Caddy container jar
Made in Japan - age is unknown, but Tea Caddy jars have been used since the 18th Century, when tea became popular in Europe
This Tea Caddy could have been made anytime from 1900 to the 1950s
Octagonal shape
Black lacquer with gold trim
Hand painted with gold fishes on two opposite panels
Hand painted in gold with trees and plants on the two end panels
It has a push-on cap
Tea caddy jar containers are hard to find
Measurements:
This Tea Caddy jar is 6½'' tall to the top of the cap
It is 4" wide and 2 7/8" deep
It is unmarked
Condition is very good, with minor scuffing on the base
White marks in photos are glares from lights
It still has the lovely smell of tea when opened!