Cherry Blossom Bark-Design Tea Canister Tosen Sakura Series Create your own little garden

Create your own little garden with a pond with this vase and bring a tiny piece of Japan into your home

A wooden plate accompanies it

Serve small sweets alongside a cup of Japanese tea or hot coffee

beautifully framed by the traditional octopus arabesque—tako karakusa—pattern

or even desserts with intricate designs

Cherry Blossom Bark-Design Tea Canister Tosen Sakura Series Create your own little gardenThis tea canister by Yatsuyanagi is made of kabazaiku cherry bark work from Akita Prefecture. The outer layer is made of rare frosted bark, created by specially selecting cherry trees with white speckled patterns that resemble frost. The resulting natural, rustic design has a sophistication that, though the very antithesis of flashy, makes a strong impression with its tasteful sensibility. A favorite among tea connoisseurs, tea utensils made of cherry