Hisada Soya Certified Kuro Oo-natsume — Urasenke Black Lacquer

A kuro oo-natsume (large black lacquer tea caddy) with mirror-polished shin-nuri surface, authenticated by Hisada Soya of the Urasenke Hisada family. The interior lid carries a red calligraphic mark. The three-layer box construction confirms the weight assigned to this object.

Unadorned black lacquer of this caliber has no second purpose. It exists for the tea room.

[ DETAILS ]
• Type: Kuro oo-natsume (large black lacquer tea caddy)
• Decoration: None — shin-nuri (mirror-finish black lacquer)
• Authentication: Box inscription by 久田宗也 (Hisada Soya), Urasenke Hisada family
• Interior: Red calligraphic mark on lid interior
• Provenance: Three-layer signed storage box
• Dimensions: Height approx. 7.4 cm, diameter approx. 7.4 cm
• Condition: Excellent; lacquer surface shows no visible wear

[ CULTURAL INSIGHT ]
The Hisada family occupies a particular position within Urasenke: a branch family whose authentication carries force precisely because it is not issued casually. Hisada Soya's kakitsuke on this box is not merely identification — it is a reading of the object's quality against the standard of a lineage that has handled more black natsume than most institutions have catalogued.

[ DEEP DIVE ]
In the tea room, unadorned black lacquer does not recede — it concentrates. Without a painted scene, without applied gold, the eye is directed entirely to surface quality: the depth of the lacquer layers, the precision of the polish, the geometry of the form. Shin-nuri natsume of this grade achieves reflection without glare — the room appears in the surface as a thought rather than a mirror image. The three-layer box construction is itself a form of authentication: it indicates that the original maker, the authenticating master, and the storage tradition all considered this object worth the investment of time.

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【久田宗也書付 黒大棗 裏千家】

真塗黒大棗。裏千家久田家・久田宗也の書付箱（三重箱）付き。内蓋に朱書き。装飾のない黒漆の完成形。
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🔹 [ SHIPPING & PACKAGING ]
• Dispatch: Within 1-6 business days
• Carrier: Japan Post EMS / UPS (with tracking)
• Packaging: Carefully wrapped with protective materials