A large tea caddy (dai-natsume) by Higashichizuru, carrying a tozan — distant mountain — maki-e design of exceptional compositional intelligence. The design moves across the body and over the lid in a continuous landscape: mountain forms layered in gold and silver, shifting between matte and lustrous, their silhouettes overlapping like waves or breath, receding into depth.
🔹 [ BASIC DETAILS ] Higashichizuru's command of the maki-e surface is evident in the gradation between metals — the transition from gold to silver across the mountain forms is handled without seams, as if the surface itself has atmosphere. A piece of genuine dignity.
Condition: No damage. Clean condition throughout. Comes with original signed wooden box (tomobako). Height 7.4 cm, diameter 7.4 cm. • SKU: 260413_a_2726 • Includes: Signed wooden storage box (tomobako)
🔹 [ CULTURAL & ARTISTIC INSIGHT ] The ground is deep black lacquer, and against it the mountains hold both presence and distance simultaneously. The interior is finished in a rich bronze-pewter tone with a fine gold rim — a detail that rewards those who open the piece. The lid fits with a quiet precision.
🔹 [ DEEP-DIVE COMMENTARY ] Tozan — the far mountain — is a classical motif in Japanese art, invoking not scenery but a quality of perception: the mountain as that which remains when everything closer has moved. In the tea room, this natsume would carry weight beyond its function as a tea caddy.
🔹 [ SHIPPING & PACKAGING ] • Dispatch: Within 1-6 business days • Carrier: Japan Post EMS / UPS (with tracking) • Packaging: Carefully wrapped with protective materials
