Suzuki Konyuu Natsume — Tsubo-tsubo Maki-e Tea Caddy | Signed Lacquerwork, Tomobako

Suzuki Konyuu maki-e natsume, tsubo-tsubo (gourd) motif on reddish-brown lacquer — certified Tier 2 lacquer artist, signed tomobako. Handcrafted Japanese tea caddy, gold maki-e, shunkei-nuri, chado, matcha, temae, wabi-sabi, antique lacquerware, signed box included.

🔹 [ BASIC DETAILS ]
• Artist: Suzuki Konyuu (鈴木光入) — Tier 2 certified maki-e lacquer artist
• Type: Natsume (棗) tea caddy — large (daijiro) format
• Motif: Tsubo-tsubo (壺々) — stylized gourd forms rendered in gold maki-e
• Body: Distinctive vertically ribbed form — uncommon in standard natsume construction
• Lacquer: Deep reddish-brown ground (shunkei-nuri influence) with refined gold maki-e on lid
• Condition: Beautiful — lacquer surface intact, maki-e sharp and undimmed
• Provenance: Signed tomobako (共箱) reading 壺々蒔絵大次郎竹 / 千禾 / 光入
• Dimensions: H approx. 6 cm × D approx. 8.3 cm

🔹 [ CULTURAL INSIGHT ]
The natsume is the most intimate object in the tea ceremony. Passed hand to hand, examined close, its surface read like a text. Konyuu's choice of tsubo-tsubo — the paired gourd, a symbol of harmonious union and abundant life — is not decoration. It is declaration. The ribbed body holds the hand differently than a smooth natsume. That friction is intentional: a maker teaching the user to slow down.

🔹 [ DEEP-DIVE ]
Suzuki Konyuu works in a lineage where restraint and precision are indistinguishable. The shunkei-nuri ground — warm red-brown, allowing wood grain to breathe through — is a choice that resists the merely decorative. Against it, the gold maki-e gourd motifs read with quiet legibility. The ribbed body (tatejima) is Konyuu's signature structural gesture: a form that asserts its own authorship before the lid is even lifted. The tomobako inscription names the piece formally: 壺々蒔絵大次郎竹 / 千禾 / 光入. This is a document as much as a container.

🔹 [ 日本語解説 ]
鈴木光入作、壺々蒔絵大次郎竹の棗です。赤茶漆地（春慶塗風）に金蒔絵で壺々（瓢箪）を描く、端正な仕事。縦筋の入った個性的な胴形が光入作の特徴。共箱付（「壺々蒔絵大次郎竹 千禾 光入」）。高さ約6cm、径約8.3cm。綺麗な状態。

🔹 [ SHIPPING & PACKAGING ]
• Dispatch: Within 1-6 business days
• Carrier: Japan Post EMS / UPS (with tracking)
• Packaging: Carefully wrapped with protective materials