Young bamboo. The moment before the grove closes overhead.
This oo-natsume follows the Nimyosai-gonomi — the preferred design sensibility of the Urasenke grand master — executed here by Maeda Seiho. Slender gold stalks rise from a ground of gentle green hills, their leaves catching light with the particular angle of early-season growth. The wave pattern at the base moves slowly. The bamboo above it does not sway.
H7.2 cm, D7.2 cm. Interior black lacquer. The larger oo-natsume form, suited to formal settings and full-quantity thin tea.
The box notation records a kakou kinen commemoration — a sixtieth-birthday piece, made to mark the full turning of the Chinese zodiac calendar. That context of completion and renewal is held quietly inside the design.
Condition: Good. Signs of careful use. Tomobako included.
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