Type: Tea Ceremony Utensils, Kinrinji (Gold Ring Temple) Made by Seizan Nakabayashi Naruko Maki-e (Sprinkler Lacquer) The piece is elegant, featuring gold maki-e sparrows flying among naruko (clappers) and rice ears, with mother-of-pearl inlay. This item was purchased by my family for 80,000 yen at a craftsman's exhibition in May 1991. It has been stored at home. Tea Ceremony > Tea Ceremony Utensils > Usuchaki (Thin Tea Container) > Kinrinji Kinrinji is a type of usuchaki, and is considered the origin of Japanese-style lacquered tea containers.