A middle-sized tea caddy (chu-natsume) by Tsubota Haruhiko, lacquered in tame-nuri — the amber-toned translucent lacquer technique that gives objects their characteristic warm depth, the color of darkened resin holding old light.
🔹 [ BASIC DETAILS ] Condition: No damage. Comes with original signed wooden box (tomobako) and silk shifuku pouch. Height 6.5 cm, width 6.7 cm, weight 48 g. • SKU: 260413_a_2725 • Includes: Signed wooden storage box (tomobako)
🔹 [ CULTURAL & ARTISTIC INSIGHT ] Across the body, gold maki-e depicts an autumn field scene: stalks of ripened rice bend toward the lower register while sparrows take flight upward, caught mid-motion. Suspended between them, faintly traced, hang the cords of a naruko — the traditional bamboo clapper used to drive birds from the harvest. The image is complete in its seasonal intelligence, holding stillness and movement in the same breath.
🔹 [ DEEP-DIVE COMMENTARY ] Tsubota Haruhiko is known for refined maki-e work grounded in classical motifs. The craftsmanship here is careful and sure: the gold particles are applied with consistent density, the bird forms retain naturalistic energy without becoming decorative cliché. The tame-nuri ground deepens behind the gold, giving the scene a quiet luminosity.
🔹 [ SHIPPING & PACKAGING ] • Dispatch: Within 1-6 business days • Carrier: Japan Post EMS / UPS (with tracking) • Packaging: Carefully wrapped with protective materials
