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Nakamura Kosai Taga-sode Pine and Crane Maki-e Natsume — Bold Red and Black with Gold Cranes, Auspicious Motif, Signed Box

Nakamura Kosai Taga-sode Pine and Crane Maki-e Natsume — Bold Red and Black with Gold Cranes, Auspicious Motif, Signed Box

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A declaration in red and black. This natsume by Nakamura Kosai takes the taga-sode (whose sleeve?) motif into its most celebratory register. The body divides between vivid red and deep black, the two grounds meeting in the diagonal sweep of an imagined kimono. Gold cranes lift through both zones — one in full flight across the body, others suggested in the patterned field of the lid. Gold pine branches extend across the red ground below. The visual effect is unambiguous: this is a piece for auspicious occasions.

🔹 [ BASIC DETAILS ]
The black lower register bears the characteristic taga-sode sleeve panels, here rendered with gold stripe detailing. The lid's top surface shows fine snow-dot patterning in the red ground. Signed box included. Diameter 6.7 cm, height 7.2 cm. No damage.
• SKU: 260413_a_2736
• Includes: Signed wooden storage box (tomobako)

🔹 [ CULTURAL & ARTISTIC INSIGHT ]
Crane and pine together form a classical Japanese emblem of longevity and presence — matsutaka, a symbol carried through poetry, painting, and craft since the Heian period. Kosai translates this tradition into the natsume form without mediation. The red is not decorative; it is the red of lacquer at its most concentrated, deepened by contrast against the black diagonal.

🔹 [ DEEP-DIVE COMMENTARY ]
Crane and pine together form a classical Japanese emblem of longevity and presence — matsutaka, a symbol carried through poetry, painting, and craft since the Heian period. Kosai translates this tradition into the natsume form without mediation. The red is not decorative; it is the red of lacquer at its most concentrated, deepened by contrast against the black diagonal.

🔹 [ 日本語解説 ]

【誰袖松鶴蒔絵 黒中棗 中村湖彩造 共箱】

誰袖松鶴蒔絵・黒中棗。赤と黒の大胆な誰袖意匠に金の鶴と松。慶事にふさわしい吉祥文様。共箱付。中村湖彩のTier2クオリティ。赤の発色が鮮やか

The Modern Zen Archiveが厳選した茶道具コレクションの一品です。

🔹 [ SHIPPING & PACKAGING ]
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• Carrier: Japan Post EMS / UPS (with tracking)
• Packaging: Carefully wrapped with protective materials
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