{"product_id":"miyata-sokei-tombo-maki-e-natsume-echizen-master-spherical-vermillion-with-gold-dragonfly-signed-box","title":"Miyata Sokei Tombo Maki-e Natsume — Echizen Master, Spherical Vermillion with Gold Dragonfly, Signed Box","description":"The form itself is a statement. Miyata Sokei, an Echizen maki-e master, has given this natsume a nearly perfect sphere — a body so round that the seam between lid and base marks the equator. Echizen lacquerware, from Fukui Prefecture, carries a regional aesthetic distinct from the better-known Wajima and Kyoto schools: direct in form, confident in color, unhesitating in surface.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e🔹 [ BASIC DETAILS ]\u003cbr\u003eThe spherical natsume form is less common than the standard rounded-cylinder shape, and in the tea room its distinctness draws the eye. Sokei's choice to place the motif asymmetrically on this surface — one side carrying the design, the rest open red — reflects an understanding of how the piece will be held and turned. Signed box included. Diameter 6.7 cm, height 7 cm. Minor surface scratches consistent with age; overall condition good.\u003cbr\u003e• SKU: 260413_a_2737\u003cbr\u003e• Includes: Signed wooden storage box (tomobako)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e🔹 [ CULTURAL \u0026amp; ARTISTIC INSIGHT ]\u003cbr\u003eThe exterior is vermillion — hon-shunuri, a tone that in lacquer carries more warmth and depth than paint can approximate. Against this ground, a gold dragonfly alights on a stem, accompanied by a leaf rendered in the same delicate gilt line. The dragonfly (tombo) has been a symbol of victory and forward motion in Japan since the Nara period; it does not fly backward, and so it has been carried into samurai culture, seasonal poetry, and now into the tea room as a quiet assertion of presence.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e🔹 [ DEEP-DIVE COMMENTARY ]\u003cbr\u003eThe exterior is vermillion — hon-shunuri, a tone that in lacquer carries more warmth and depth than paint can approximate. Against this ground, a gold dragonfly alights on a stem, accompanied by a leaf rendered in the same delicate gilt line. The dragonfly (tombo) has been a symbol of victory and forward motion in Japan since the Nara period; it does not fly backward, and so it has been carried into samurai culture, seasonal poetry, and now into the tea room as a quiet assertion of presence.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e🔹 [ 日本語解説 ]\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e【越前蒔絵師 宮田宗景作 棗 共箱】\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e越前蒔絵師宮田宗景作。朱塗りの丸棗に金蒔絵のトンボ文様。球体に近い独特のフォルムが目を引く。共箱付。若干の擦れあるが全体的に良好。越前蒔絵の伝統技法\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":61771478729074,"sku":"260413_a_2737","price":931.0,"currency_code":"AED","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/5680\/3698\/files\/m86358518279_1.jpg?v=1776043317","url":"https:\/\/checkout.themodernzenarchive.com\/products\/miyata-sokei-tombo-maki-e-natsume-echizen-master-spherical-vermillion-with-gold-dragonfly-signed-box","provider":"The Modern Zen Archive","version":"1.0","type":"link"}