Urasenke Kurohira Natsume (Black Flat-Top Tea Caddy) The lid bears the inscription "Ichiryū Manbai" (One Grain, Ten Thousandfold). Nine grains of unhulled rice are depicted on the underside of the lid. Paulownia Box Ichiryū Manbai comes from the Buddhist scripture Hōon-kyō (Sutra of Gratitude), from the phrase "seeds, ten thousandfold," and is a metaphor for rice. Also, the origin of the word "Tokufu" (virtuous wind) is thought to be a quote from the Analects of Confucius, Yan Yuan chapter: "The virtue of the gentleman is like the wind; the virtue of the small man is like the grass."