{"product_id":"kawagishi-hideyuki-takenoko-kogo-bamboo-shoot-incense-container-signed-box","title":"Kawagishi Hideyuki — Takenoko Kogo, Bamboo Shoot Incense Container, Signed Box","description":"An incense container (kogo) by Kawagishi Hideyuki, formed as a bamboo shoot emerging from the earth. The sculpted exterior replicates the outer sheaths of the takenoko with close fidelity — the overlapping husks rendered in warm brown fired clay, each layer distinct, the surface texture shifting between smooth and rough as the eye moves upward toward the pointed tip.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e🔹 [ BASIC DETAILS ]\u003cbr\u003eCondition: No damage. Comes with original signed wooden box (tomobako). Height 4.1 cm, length 5.9 cm, depth 3.2 cm.\u003cbr\u003e• SKU: 260413_a_2727\u003cbr\u003e• Includes: Signed wooden storage box (tomobako)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e🔹 [ CULTURAL \u0026amp; ARTISTIC INSIGHT ]\u003cbr\u003eThe base is cut flat, exposing the clay body's interior color — sandy and unglazed, the color of the ground the shoot is imagined to rise from. Open the piece and the interior is lined with deep black glaze, smooth and contained — a deliberate contrast that makes the transition from exterior to interior feel like discovery.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e🔹 [ DEEP-DIVE COMMENTARY ]\u003cbr\u003eIn the tea ceremony, seasonal kogo carry the scent of incense and the weight of the season. Bamboo shoots appear in spring, and this object holds that specific moment — the shoot just surfaced, still tight, not yet unfurled. Kawagishi Hideyuki approaches the subject as a sculptor: the object is not decorative but observed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e🔹 [ 日本語解説 ]\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e【茶道具 香合 川岸英之 竹の子】\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e竹の子香合。写実的な筍の造形、外側は焼締めの茶褐色、内部は黒釉。共箱付。季節感のある茶道具で、彫塑的な魅力あり。コレクターにアピールする個性的な一品\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Modern Zen Archiveが厳選した茶道具コレクションの一品です。\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":61771474076018,"sku":"260413_a_2727","price":754.0,"currency_code":"AED","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/5680\/3698\/files\/m70452633122_1.jpg?v=1776042739","url":"https:\/\/checkout.themodernzenarchive.com\/products\/kawagishi-hideyuki-takenoko-kogo-bamboo-shoot-incense-container-signed-box","provider":"The Modern Zen Archive","version":"1.0","type":"link"}