{"product_id":"nakamura-souin-tsuyu-zasa-maki-e-chu-natsume-tea-caddy-gold-dew-on-bamboo-grass-signed-box","title":"Nakamura Souin Tsuyu-Zasa Maki-e Chu-Natsume Tea Caddy — Gold Dew on Bamboo Grass, Signed Box","description":"A black lacquer surface alive with morning — gold dew suspended on bamboo grass, each drop catching imagined light. Nakamura Souin renders the tsuyu-zasa (dew on bamboo) motif with a precision that collapses distance between maker and season. The nashiji (pear-skin) ground of each leaf gives texture where flatness would have been easy. This is a chu-natsume tea caddy that earns its place in the alcove.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e[ DETAILS ]\u003cbr\u003e• Form: Chu-natsume (medium natsume tea caddy)\u003cbr\u003e• Decoration: Tsuyu-zasa (dew on bamboo grass) gold maki-e on black lacquer; nashiji technique on leaf surfaces\u003cbr\u003e• Artist: Nakamura Souin\u003cbr\u003e• Provenance: Signed wooden tomobako (共箱) inscribed 露笹 中棗 宗尹\u003cbr\u003e• Condition: Good antique condition consistent with careful use\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e[ CULTURAL CONTEXT ]\u003cbr\u003eThe tsuyu-zasa motif — dew on bamboo grass — belongs to autumn's quieter vocabulary. It is not a declaration but an observation: the night has passed, the grass remembers. In chado (the way of tea), motifs chosen for natsume carry seasonal and poetic weight. Zasa bamboo grass appears in classical poetry as a symbol of quiet endurance; the dew upon it is transience made visible. To handle this caddy is to participate in that observation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNakamura Souin worked in the tradition of Kyoto maki-e lacquerware, where the nashiji technique — scattering fine gold powder beneath layers of transparent lacquer — creates a depth that changes with the angle of light. The leaves do not simply reflect; they glow from within.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e[ 日本語説明 ]\u003cbr\u003e中村宗尹作、黒漆地に金蒔絵の露笹文中棗です。竹笹の葉面には梨地仕上げが施され、金蒔絵の露が朝の情景を静かに表現しています。共箱には「露笹 中棗 宗尹」と署名があります。茶道の席において、季節の詩情を器に込めた逸品です。\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":61661583114610,"sku":"260316_a_2448","price":1735.0,"currency_code":"AED","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/5680\/3698\/files\/m89937327938_1.jpg?v=1773638950","url":"https:\/\/checkout.themodernzenarchive.com\/products\/nakamura-souin-tsuyu-zasa-maki-e-chu-natsume-tea-caddy-gold-dew-on-bamboo-grass-signed-box","provider":"The Modern Zen Archive","version":"1.0","type":"link"}