{"product_id":"kurogaki-tea-caddy-by-yoshida-kasho-bell-cricket-maki-e-octagonal-tomobako","title":"Kurogaki Tea Caddy by Yoshida Kasho — Bell Cricket Maki-e, Octagonal, Tomobako","description":"Kurogaki — black persimmon — is among the rarest woods in Japanese craft. The tree produces its characteristic dark veining unpredictably, and the material cannot be cultivated for it; each piece of kurogaki is whatever the tree chose to become. Here the wood does the primary work: deep amber with dramatic black grain running in long curves through the octagonal staves, the surface polished to reveal depth rather than pattern.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e🔹 [ BASIC DETAILS ]\u003cbr\u003eMouth diameter 5.5 cm, height 7.5 cm. No damage. Signed tomobako. The material alone makes this caddy singular; the craft elevates it further.\u003cbr\u003e• SKU: 260413_a_2732\u003cbr\u003e• Includes: Signed wooden storage box (tomobako)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e🔹 [ CULTURAL \u0026amp; ARTISTIC INSIGHT ]\u003cbr\u003eOn the lid, a single bell cricket rendered in fine silver maki-e. The insect is placed with deliberate economy — one figure, one strand of grass, the rest given to the wood. Bell crickets are the sound of late summer into autumn in Japan, heard but rarely seen. The silver maki-e on kurogaki strikes that same register: present without insisting.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e🔹 [ DEEP-DIVE COMMENTARY ]\u003cbr\u003eYoshida Kasho is a member of the Japan Kōgei Association (Nihon Kōgeikai), the country's most rigorous body for traditional craft recognition. The octagonal form is cut with precision, the eight faces meeting in clean lines that discipline the organic movement of the grain.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e🔹 [ 日本語解説 ]\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e【黒柿茶器 鈴虫蒔絵 吉田華正作 共箱】\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e黒柿茶器。八角形の黒柿材に鈴虫の銀蒔絵。黒柿の美しい木目と銀の鈴虫の対比が秀逸。工芸会会員の確かな技量。共箱付。素材自体の希少性も高い唯一無二の作品\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":61771476402546,"sku":"260413_a_2732","price":2117.0,"currency_code":"AED","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/5680\/3698\/files\/m21106894351_1.jpg?v=1776043032","url":"https:\/\/checkout.themodernzenarchive.com\/products\/kurogaki-tea-caddy-by-yoshida-kasho-bell-cricket-maki-e-octagonal-tomobako","provider":"The Modern Zen Archive","version":"1.0","type":"link"}