{"product_id":"sunrise-maki-e-natsume-tea-caddy-by-shotoukei-gold-lacquer-with-vermilion-sun","title":"Sunrise Maki-e Natsume Tea Caddy by Shotoukei - Gold Lacquer with Vermilion Sun","description":"Experience authentic Japanese lacquer art with this Sunrise Maki-e Natsume. This Japanese Tea Caddy serves as a Shotoukei Artist Lacquerware and Etchu Toyama Craft, featuring Gold Vermilion Lacquer artistry and Nashiji Lacquer tradition—a must-have for any Art Collector seeking Urushi Lacquerware and Auspicious Motif.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e🔹 [ BASIC DETAILS ]\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e• Artist: Shotoukei (尚涛慶), lacquer artist from Etchu (Toyama Prefecture)\u003cbr\u003e• Technique: Takamaki-e, togidashi maki-e, nashiji, vermilion lacquer\u003cbr\u003e• Era: Contemporary (Heisei–Reiwa period)\u003cbr\u003e• Origin: Etchu (Toyama), Japan\u003cbr\u003e• Dimensions: Height approx. 7.3 cm, Diameter approx. 7.4 cm (2.9\" × 2.9\")\u003cbr\u003e• Box: Inscribed tomobako reading \"Hinode Kaho no Zu\" with artist seal\u003cbr\u003e• Condition: Excellent — no notable scratches or damage. Box shows slight age-toning\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e🔹 [ CULTURAL \u0026amp; ARTISTIC INSIGHT ]\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe natsume is the standard tea caddy form for usucha (thin tea) in Japanese tea ceremony. Its clean, swelling shape — named after the jujube fruit it resembles — provides a contained surface for lacquer artists to work within strict dimensional limits. The challenge is to create a complete pictorial world on a vessel barely larger than one's fist.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShotoukei's composition here is \"Hinode Kaho no Zu\" — sunrise over reeds, a classical auspicious motif drawn from Japanese painting tradition. The imagery carries deep cultural resonance: the rising sun symbolizes renewal, vitality, and the dawning of awareness. In tea context, this natsume would be particularly appropriate for New Year's gatherings (hatsu-gamakai) or celebrations marking new beginnings.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e*\"The sun has not yet fully risen — all possibility, nothing concluded.\"*\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e🔹 [ DEEP-DIVE COMMENTARY ]\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e**The Maki-e Technique**: The lid is the compositional anchor — gold togidashi and takamaki-e clouds frame a vermilion sun rendered in a thick, confident semicircle that rises above the horizon line. The transition from lid to body is handled with intelligence: the gold nashiji ground creates a luminous, atmospheric haze suggesting the diffused light of early morning.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e**Material Qualities**: The fine-line wave maki-e (senbyou) on the lower body evokes the sea surface catching first rays. The interior nashiji finish indicates commitment to quality throughout — even unseen surfaces receive proper treatment.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e**Collector Significance**: Toyama (Etchu) has a long but often overlooked lacquer tradition. Shotoukei's work demonstrates the refined skill base of that region. The overall effect is of a single atmospheric moment captured in lacquer.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e**Provenance**: The tomobako inscription reads \"日出蒲穂之図\" with the notation \"越中 尚涛慶造\" and a vermilion seal, providing full documentation.\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：尚涛慶\u003cbr\u003e• 技法：高蒔絵・研出蒔絵・梨地・朱漆\u003cbr\u003e• 時代：現代（平成〜令和）\u003cbr\u003e• 産地：越中（富山）\u003cbr\u003e• 寸法：高さ約7.3cm、径約7.4cm\u003cbr\u003e• 付属：共箱（「日出蒲穂之図」書付・朱印あり）\u003cbr\u003e• 状態：良好（目立つ傷汚れなし）\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e【解説】\u003cbr\u003e越中の漆芸家・尚涛慶による日の出蒔絵棗。蓋は黒漆地に金蒔絵の雲と朱漆の太陽が昇る構図で、胴部は金梨地のグラデーションに波模様の線蒔絵が施されています。内部は梨地仕上げ。「日出蒲穂之図」の題が示す通り、日の出と蒲穂を組み合わせた吉祥の図案で、初釜や慶事の席に相応しい格調を持ちます。\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*In tea practice, the natsume is the last object the guest examines — the final impression before the gathering ends. This one leaves you with the image of a sun that has not yet fully risen.*","brand":"The Modern Zen Archive","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":61585457447282,"sku":"251109_a_1367","price":2028.0,"currency_code":"AED","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/5680\/3698\/files\/m66125468709_1.jpg?v=1770797613","url":"https:\/\/checkout.themodernzenarchive.com\/products\/sunrise-maki-e-natsume-tea-caddy-by-shotoukei-gold-lacquer-with-vermilion-sun","provider":"The Modern Zen Archive","version":"1.0","type":"link"}