{"product_id":"narcissus-maki-e-lacquer-natsume-by-miura-meiho-gold-tea-caddy-with-double-box","title":"Narcissus Maki-e Lacquer Natsume by Miura Meiho - Gold Tea Caddy with Double Box","description":"Experience authentic Japanese tea culture with this Narcissus Maki-e Lacquer Natsume. This Japanese Tea Caddy serves as a Miura Meiho Lacquerwork and Gold Maki-e Masterwork, featuring Nashiji Interior craftsmanship and Black Urushi artistry—a must-have for any Art Collector seeking Traditional Lacquer Art and Zen Tea Ceremony accessories.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e🔹 [ BASIC DETAILS ]\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e• Artist: Miura Meihō (三浦明峰)\u003cbr\u003e• Technique: Maki-e (gold and silver sprinkled lacquer) on black urushi\u003cbr\u003e• Era: Contemporary (Heisei period)\u003cbr\u003e• Origin: Japan\u003cbr\u003e• Dimensions: 7.8 cm (3.1\") diameter × 7.8 cm (3.1\") height\u003cbr\u003e• Box: Double box — inner signed paulownia tomobako with silk cord, outer lacquered presentation box\u003cbr\u003e• Condition: Excellent — mirror finish preserved\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e🔹 [ CULTURAL \u0026amp; ARTISTIC INSIGHT ]\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe natsume is the tea practitioner's most intimate companion among the utensils—held in the palm, turned in the hand, its surface read by touch as much as sight. Miura Meihō brings to this form a command of maki-e that elevates the functional vessel into a canvas of restrained narrative.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe narcissus (suisen) motif carries particular resonance in the tea world. Blooming in the depths of winter when all other flowers retreat, the narcissus symbolizes quiet perseverance and the beauty that emerges from adversity. Its slender leaves and nodding white blossoms have been a subject of Japanese decorative arts for centuries.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e*\"Gold leaves unfurl on black silence—the narcissus remembers how to bloom in darkness.\"*\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e🔹 [ DEEP-DIVE COMMENTARY ]\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e**Maki-e Mastery**: The technique visible on this natsume employs multiple maki-e methods in concert. The narcissus leaves are rendered in taka-maki-e (raised gold) with visible brushwork strokes, while the flower petals use silver and white shell inlay (raden elements) against the black ground. This layering of techniques within a single composition demonstrates considerable technical command.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e**The Black Ground**: The kuro-urushi (black lacquer) base achieves a mirror-like depth that takes dozens of layered applications to build. Each coat must cure in controlled humidity for days before the next is applied. The flawless surface visible here represents weeks of patient accumulation before the maki-e decoration even begins.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e**Nashiji Interior**: Opening the lid reveals the nashiji (pear-skin) interior—fine gold dust scattered and sealed within amber lacquer. This interior treatment serves both aesthetic and practical purposes: the gold surface resists the tannins in matcha powder while creating a warm, luminous environment for the tea.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e**Double Box Provenance**: The double-box presentation (paulownia inner box within a lacquered outer box) signals the artist's confidence in the work's status. This level of packaging is reserved for pieces the maker considers among their finest output.\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：三浦明峰\u003cbr\u003e• 技法：蒔絵（金銀・螺鈿）黒漆地\u003cbr\u003e• 時代：現代（平成）\u003cbr\u003e• 産地：日本\u003cbr\u003e• 寸法：径約7.8cm × 高さ約7.8cm\u003cbr\u003e• 付属：共箱（桐箱＋塗外箱）真田紐\u003cbr\u003e• 状態：良好（鏡面仕上げ保持）\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e【解説】\u003cbr\u003e三浦明峰による水仙蒔絵の棗。黒漆の深い鏡面に金銀の水仙が凛と咲く。葉は高蒔絵で立体的に表現され、花弁には銀と白の螺鈿要素が光る。\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e内部は梨地仕上げで、蓋を開けると金粉の温かな輝きが広がる。二重箱（桐共箱＋塗外箱）の丁寧な仕立ては、作家自身がこの作品に込めた自信の表れである。\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e冬に咲く水仙は逆境の中の美を象徴し、炉の季節の茶席にふさわしい意匠。蒔絵の精緻さと漆の深みが一体となった、手に取る喜びのある一点。\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*Thirty layers of black silence, then the narcissus speaks in gold—one winter bloom that never fades.*","brand":"The Modern Zen Archive","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":61609871081842,"sku":"260220_2022","price":2909.0,"currency_code":"AED","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/5680\/3698\/files\/m71124786808_1.jpg?v=1771571749","url":"https:\/\/checkout.themodernzenarchive.com\/products\/narcissus-maki-e-lacquer-natsume-by-miura-meiho-gold-tea-caddy-with-double-box","provider":"The Modern Zen Archive","version":"1.0","type":"link"}