A natsume by Chahei Issai, lacquered in deep black with an entire world rendered in gold and silver maki-e: the Sumiyoshi shrine landscape — pine trees, waves in seigaiha pattern, a torii gate, and the architectural lines of the shrine compound itself. The interior is laid in gold and silver nashiji.
Sumiyoshi is one of the oldest and most venerated shrine complexes in Japan, a site of poetry, protection, and maritime memory. To carry this landscape on a natsume is to bring that history to the tea table.
The execution is of the order that stops conversation. Each pine needle, each wave crest, placed with the patience of someone for whom precision was not effort but nature.
Includes: shifuku silk bag (Saga kiri pattern), tomobako.
Dimensions: H 6.3 cm × D 8.5 cm Condition: Museum-grade condition
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