{"product_id":"doi-yoshimine-nakatsugi-shochikubai-gold-nashiji-maki-e","title":"Doi Yoshimine Nakatsugi — Shochikubai Gold Nashiji Maki-e","description":"A nakatsugi (cylindrical tea caddy) by Doi Yoshimine in which the Three Friends of Winter are distributed across two distinct lacquer grounds: dense gold nashiji (pear-skin) on the lid bearing pine needle maki-e; deep black lacquer on the body carrying gold bamboo and plum blossom. The contrast is not decorative contrast — it is compositional argument.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e[ DETAILS ]\u003cbr\u003e• Type: Nakatsugi (cylindrical tea caddy)\u003cbr\u003e• Maker: 土井義峰 (Doi Yoshimine)\u003cbr\u003e• Decoration: Shochikubai (pine, bamboo, plum) in gold maki-e; nashiji lid + black lacquer body\u003cbr\u003e• Provenance: Signed storage box included\u003cbr\u003e• Dimensions: Height approx. 7 cm, diameter approx. 6.9 cm\u003cbr\u003e• Condition: Excellent; gold work and nashiji surface pristine\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e[ CULTURAL INSIGHT ]\u003cbr\u003eShochikubai — the pine, bamboo, and plum — constitutes one of Japan's most durable auspicious groupings, imported from Chinese literati culture and transformed over centuries into a native grammar of celebration, resilience, and renewal. The distribution of the three elements across two lacquer grounds (one lit, one dark) mirrors their seasonal logic: pine holds through all weathers; bamboo stands in wind; plum blooms first, into cold.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e[ DEEP DIVE ]\u003cbr\u003eNashiji ground is achieved by embedding fine gold or silver flakes at varying depths within successive lacquer layers and polishing to a semi-matte finish — the surface appears to generate its own luminosity. On the lid of this nakatsugi, the pine needle maki-e plays against this ground as a darker drawing on a glowing page. The abrupt shift to matte black on the body intensifies both surfaces: neither would read as powerfully without the other. Doi Yoshimine's choice is structural, not incidental.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━\u003cbr\u003e【土井義峰 松竹梅中次 蒔絵 茶道具】\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e金梨地蓋に松文、黒漆胴に竹梅を金蒔絵で描いた中次。土井義峰作、共箱付き。二つの地の対比が三友の意味を強調する。\u003cbr\u003e━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e🔹 [ SHIPPING \u0026amp; PACKAGING ]\u003cbr\u003e• Dispatch: Within 1-6 business days\u003cbr\u003e• Carrier: Japan Post EMS \/ UPS (with tracking)\u003cbr\u003e• Packaging: Carefully wrapped with protective materials","brand":"The Modern Zen Archive","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":61687515152754,"sku":"260318_a_2529","price":1662.0,"currency_code":"AED","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/5680\/3698\/files\/m39413227684_1.jpg?v=1774106173","url":"https:\/\/checkout.themodernzenarchive.com\/products\/doi-yoshimine-nakatsugi-shochikubai-gold-nashiji-maki-e","provider":"The Modern Zen Archive","version":"1.0","type":"link"}