{"product_id":"taga-sode-maki-e-natsume-by-nakamura-kosai-chrysanthemum-bush-clover-tomobako","title":"Taga-sode Maki-e Natsume by Nakamura Kosai — Chrysanthemum \u0026 Bush Clover, Tomobako","description":"A natsume that asks to be turned slowly in the hand. Nakamura Kosai renders the taga-sode (whose sleeves?) motif across a deep amber-gold ground: billowing panels of imagined robes carry chrysanthemums and bush clover in red, white, and gold polychrome maki-e, the composition shifting with each rotation so that no single face exhausts the design.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e🔹 [ BASIC DETAILS ]\u003cbr\u003eDiameter 6.5 cm, height 6.7 cm. No damage. Signed tomobako (original wooden storage box). A considered piece for a mid-sized natsume position in the formal tea setting.\u003cbr\u003e• SKU: 260413_a_2728\u003cbr\u003e• Includes: Signed wooden storage box (tomobako)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e🔹 [ CULTURAL \u0026amp; ARTISTIC INSIGHT ]\u003cbr\u003eThe body alternates between warm gold lacquer passages and areas of deep black, giving the piece a formal gravity that the flowering motifs then release. The lid sits flush and rounds gently, continuing the pattern without interruption. From any angle, the design holds.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e🔹 [ DEEP-DIVE COMMENTARY ]\u003cbr\u003eNakamura Kosai is an established lacquer artist working in the classical Kyoto tradition, known for his command of the taga-sode format — a subject rooted in Heian court poetry, where fragrant sleeves left behind become the vessel for longing and seasonal memory. Here, autumn flowers carry that weight without announcement.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e🔹 [ 日本語解説 ]\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e【誰袖蒔絵 中村湖彩造 中棗 共箱】\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e誰袖蒔絵中棗。秋草文の華やかな誰袖意匠。金地に菊・萩など色蒔絵で精緻に描く。共箱付。中村湖彩のTier2クオリティ。360度どこから見ても美しい\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Modern Zen Archiveが厳選した茶道具コレクションの一品です。\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":61771474370930,"sku":"260413_a_2728","price":970.0,"currency_code":"AED","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/5680\/3698\/files\/m36933955222_1.jpg?v=1776042803","url":"https:\/\/checkout.themodernzenarchive.com\/products\/taga-sode-maki-e-natsume-by-nakamura-kosai-chrysanthemum-bush-clover-tomobako","provider":"The Modern Zen Archive","version":"1.0","type":"link"}