{"product_id":"kanazawa-lacquerware-koma-nuri-chunatsume-tea-caddy-by-nosaku-tomobako","title":"Kanazawa Lacquerware Koma-nuri Chūnatsume Tea Caddy by Nōsaku, Tomobako","description":"Concentric rings of red, green, yellow, and black hold their silence — each layer laid by hand, each color a rotation of the lacquer wheel.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e🔹 [ Cultural \u0026amp; Artistic Insight ]\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKoma-nuri — spinning top lacquer — is among the most demanding decorative techniques within the Kanazawa lacquer tradition. The artisan applies successive bands of differently colored lacquer to the vessel as it rotates, then polishes the surface until the rings emerge with absolute clarity. No masking, no stencil: only timing, pressure, and the knowledge passed through generations of Kanazawa craftsmen.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKanazawa has been Japan's lacquerware capital since the Edo period, sustained by the patronage of the Maeda domain, which rivaled Edo itself in cultural expenditure. Today the city maintains official designation for its traditional crafts, and koma-nuri remains one of the most visually distinctive among them — its geometric pattern carrying both mathematical precision and a quiet, festival energy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNōsaku, the maker named on this piece, works within that living tradition. The chūnatsume — medium-sized tea caddy — is the form most often seen on the host's tatami during a formal tea gathering. It holds the powdered matcha, passed between hands, opened and closed with deliberate attention. The form itself is unremarkable by design; the lacquer is the conversation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e🔹 [ Deep-Dive Commentary ]\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat distinguishes this natsume is the color field. Four colors — red, green, yellow, black — are not the somber palette of wabi tea; they carry the vitality of Kaga aesthetics, rooted in the Maeda lords' taste for richness restrained by discipline. The concentric circles do not compete. They accumulate, ring by ring, into something that reads as both modern and deeply historical.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe tomobako (original box) bears Nōsaku's inscription, providing both provenance and continuity of custody. At 51 grams the piece sits lightly in the hand — the lacquer shell over wood doing what all good lacquerwork does: disappearing as material so the surface becomes the only fact.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e[ JAPANESE DESCRIPTION \/ 日本語解説 ]\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e金沢漆器の独楽塗技法による中棗。能作銘、共箱付き。赤・緑・黄・黒の同心円が轆轤の回転によって一筆一筆重ねられており、マスキングなし、型なし、職人の手と時間だけが模様を生む。加賀藩前田家の文化的庇護のもとで発展した金沢漆器の最も特徴的な技法のひとつ。\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e中棗は正式な茶会において抹茶を納める器。客と亭主の間で静かに手渡され、開かれ、また閉じられる。この棗の場合、その所作の中心にあるのは独楽塗の鮮やかな色彩の輪。51グラムの軽さは漆と木の純粋な結合が生む。能作銘の共箱が出所の確かさを保証する。\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e🔹 [ BASIC DETAILS ]\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- Dimensions: H 7 cm × W 7 cm\u003cbr\u003e- Weight: 51 g\u003cbr\u003e- Condition: Good overall; lacquer surface intact with natural age-related patina consistent with use\u003cbr\u003e- Technique: Koma-nuri (spinning top lacquer), Kanazawa lacquerware\u003cbr\u003e- Maker: Nōsaku (能作)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e🔹 [ Includes ]\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- Chūnatsume (medium tea caddy)\u003cbr\u003e- Original tomobako (wooden storage box with maker's inscription)\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":61738079977842,"sku":"260404_a_2624","price":1082.0,"currency_code":"AED","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/5680\/3698\/files\/m68969372424_1.jpg?v=1775316762","url":"https:\/\/checkout.themodernzenarchive.com\/products\/kanazawa-lacquerware-koma-nuri-chunatsume-tea-caddy-by-nosaku-tomobako","provider":"The Modern Zen Archive","version":"1.0","type":"link"}