{"product_id":"musashino-autumn-grass-fubuki-natsume-by-kiyoishi-iii-gold-maki-e-with-raden-on-black-lacquer","title":"Musashino Autumn Grass Fubuki-Natsume by Kiyoishi III — Gold Maki-e with Raden on Black Lacquer","description":"Experience authentic Japanese lacquerware with this Musashino Autumn Grass Fubuki-Natsume by Kiyoishi III. This Gold Maki-e Tea Caddy serves as a Wajima Lacquerware Masterwork and Handmade Urushi Lacquer Art, featuring Raden Shell Inlay Design and Autumn Grass Maki-e — a must-have for any Japanese Art Collector seeking Traditional Tea Caddies and Zen Tea Accessories.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e🔹 [ BASIC DETAILS ]\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e• Artist: Kiyoishi III \/ Kawatanai Masahiro (三代 清石 \/ 川谷内正廣)\u003cbr\u003e• Box Inscription: Horiuchi Sōkan (堀内宗完) — Urasenke tea master\u003cbr\u003e• Technique: Gold maki-e with raden (mother-of-pearl) inlay and silver details on black urushi\u003cbr\u003e• Motif: Musashino (武蔵野) — autumn grasses including bellflower, pampas grass, chrysanthemum, and bush clover\u003cbr\u003e• Form: Fubuki-natsume (雪吹棗) — snow-blowing tea caddy\u003cbr\u003e• Era: Contemporary (Shōwa–Heisei period)\u003cbr\u003e• Origin: Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan\u003cbr\u003e• Dimensions: 8.4 cm diameter × 6.5 cm height (3.3\" × 2.6\")\u003cbr\u003e• Box: Tomobako with Horiuchi Sōkan's inscription, cloth wrapper, artist biography card\u003cbr\u003e• Condition: Near-mint \/ unused — no scratches, chips, or wear\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e🔹 [ CULTURAL \u0026amp; ARTISTIC INSIGHT ]\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMusashino — the ancient plains stretching west of Edo — has been a poetic subject since the Manyōshū. In Japanese art, the name evokes not a place but a feeling: autumn grasses bending under a vast sky, the melancholy of open fields at dusk. Kiyoishi III translates this landscape onto the curved surface of a fubuki-natsume with remarkable density and control.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEvery surface is alive. Gold bellflowers (kikyō) open their five-pointed stars. Pampas grass (susuki) bends in fine metallic lines. Bush clover (hagi) cascades in delicate arcs. Chrysanthemums punctuate the composition. Among them, tiny points of iridescent raden catch the light like dewdrops — blue, green, purple shifting with every turn. A silver crescent moon anchors the lid, placing the scene firmly in autumn evening.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe fubuki form — wider than a standard natsume, with a gently domed lid — gives the artist more surface to work with, and Kiyoishi III uses every millimeter. Yet the composition never feels crowded. The black lacquer ground provides breathing room between each plant, each leaf, each shell point.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e*\"The plains remember what the city forgot — grass, wind, moonlight, and the patience of gold.\"*\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e🔹 [ DEEP-DIVE COMMENTARY ]\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e**The Fubuki-Natsume Form**: Fubuki (雪吹, \"snow-blowing\") describes a natsume form wider than tall, with a subtly domed lid that recalls snow accumulating on a surface. The form originated in the Momoyama period and was favored by tea masters for its visual presence and generous proportions. It holds more matcha than a standard natsume, making it particularly suitable for gatherings with multiple guests.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e**Wajima Lacquerwork**: Kiyoishi III works in the Wajima tradition — Japan's most exacting school of lacquerware production. Wajima-nuri involves over 120 steps including multiple applications of jinoko (diatomaceous earth) mixed with urushi, creating a foundation of extraordinary durability. The gold maki-e on this piece is executed with the technical precision characteristic of Wajima craftsmen, where each gold particle is placed with deliberate intention.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e**The Musashino Motif in Tea Culture**: The Musashino autumn grass design (武蔵野秋草) carries deep resonance in chado. It is associated with the transition from summer to autumn — a time of gentle melancholy and heightened aesthetic awareness. Using a Musashino-themed utensil signals the host's sensitivity to the season's emotional texture. The motif is particularly appropriate from September through November.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e**Horiuchi Sōkan's Inscription**: The box bears the inscription of Horiuchi Sōkan (堀内宗完), a prominent figure in the Urasenke tea tradition. When a recognized tea master inscribes a utensil's box, it serves as a form of authentication and aesthetic endorsement — confirming the piece's worthiness for use in formal tea practice. This inscription elevates the natsume from craft object to validated tea utensil.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e🔹 [ 日本語解説 ]\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e【基本情報】\u003cbr\u003e• 作家：三代 清石（川谷内正廣）\u003cbr\u003e• 箱書：堀内宗完（裏千家）\u003cbr\u003e• 技法：黒漆地に金蒔絵・螺鈿・銀細工\u003cbr\u003e• 意匠：武蔵野秋草（桔梗・薄・萩・菊）\u003cbr\u003e• 形状：雪吹棗\u003cbr\u003e• 時代：昭和〜平成\u003cbr\u003e• 産地：石川県輪島\u003cbr\u003e• 寸法：径8.4cm × 高さ6.5cm\u003cbr\u003e• 付属：共箱（堀内宗完箱書）・共布・略歴書\u003cbr\u003e• 状態：未使用品レベル（傷なし）\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e【解説】\u003cbr\u003e武蔵野の秋草——桔梗、薄、萩、菊が金蒔絵で黒漆の上に咲き乱れます。三代清石は輪島塗の伝統に根ざした蒔絵師。この雪吹棗では、広い曲面を余すところなく使い、秋の草原を掌の中に再現しています。\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e金粉の草花の間に散りばめられた螺鈿の小点が、露のように虹色に光り、蓋の銀色の三日月が秋の宵を定めます。裏千家・堀内宗完の箱書きが茶道具としての格を裏付け、未使用の状態が作品への敬意を物語っています。秋の茶会にこそ相応しい、武蔵野の風を閉じ込めた一品です。\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e*Autumn grass in gold, dewdrops in shell — the plains of Musashino have never been this close to your hand.*","brand":"The Modern Zen Archive","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":61584938631538,"sku":"251006_a_1329","price":3347.0,"currency_code":"AED","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/5680\/3698\/files\/m41464792722_1.jpg?v=1770777233","url":"https:\/\/checkout.themodernzenarchive.com\/products\/musashino-autumn-grass-fubuki-natsume-by-kiyoishi-iii-gold-maki-e-with-raden-on-black-lacquer","provider":"The Modern Zen Archive","version":"1.0","type":"link"}