{"product_id":"ichiryu-manbai-natsume-by-chisei-gengensai-gonomi-gold-calligraphy-tea-caddy","title":"Ichiryu Manbai Natsume by Chisei — Gengensai-Gonomi Gold Calligraphy Tea Caddy","description":"A tokufū natsume tea caddy by Chisei, bearing the Zen phrase ichiryu manbai in bold gold maki-e calligraphy — \"one grain yields ten thousand fold.\" This Gengensai-gonomi piece channels the 11th Urasenke iemoto's vision through deep black urushi lacquer and the weight of a single Buddhist proverb. A Japanese tea ceremony vessel where calligraphy becomes the entire landscape.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe tokufū (\"wind of virtue\") form sits lower and wider than a standard natsume, a shape Gengensai favored for its groundedness. Deep glossy black lacquer serves as the field — unhurried, absolute — against which the gold calligraphy asserts itself with the confidence of a single breath. Ichiryu manbai carries karmic resonance: the teaching that every small act contains infinite potential.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChisei's brushwork in gold maki-e translates calligraphic energy into lacquer with controlled force. Each stroke retains the momentum of ink on paper, fixed now in gold against black ground.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePresented in tomobako (artist-signed wooden box) inscribed \"Gengensai-gonomi Tokufū Natsume — Chisei\" with seal. Includes cloth bag (shifuku) for storage and transport.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e▪ Artist: Chisei (智斉), lacquer artisan\u003cbr\u003e▪ Tradition: Gengensai-gonomi utsushi (11th Urasenke iemoto)\u003cbr\u003e▪ Technique: Black urushi with gold maki-e calligraphy\u003cbr\u003e▪ Inscription: 一粒万倍 — Ichiryu Manbai (Zen\/Buddhist proverb)\u003cbr\u003e▪ Form: Tokufū (\"wind of virtue\")\u003cbr\u003e▪ Dimensions: W7.8cm × H5.5cm, 58g\u003cbr\u003e▪ Includes: Tomobako with seal, cloth bag (shifuku)\u003cbr\u003e▪ Era: Showa–Heisei period\u003cbr\u003e▪ Condition: Excellent — consistent with careful ceremonial use\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":61605718589810,"sku":"260130_1968","price":1121.0,"currency_code":"AED","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/5680\/3698\/files\/m54118372852_1.jpg?v=1771390691","url":"https:\/\/checkout.themodernzenarchive.com\/products\/ichiryu-manbai-natsume-by-chisei-gengensai-gonomi-gold-calligraphy-tea-caddy","provider":"The Modern Zen Archive","version":"1.0","type":"link"}