【Tea Ceremony Utensil】 Okutsu Isshinsai Work, Dry Lacquer Imperial Carriage Maki-e Black Large Natsume (Tea Caddy) with Shared Box and Outer Box

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This is an elegant black lacquer tea caddy made using the kanshitsu (dry lacquer) technique by Isshinsai Okutsu, a maki-e artist from Osaka.
The Gosho-guruma (court carriage), a symbol of Heian nobility, is meticulously decorated with fine gold maki-e, resulting in a highly elegant and dignified finish.
This piece utilizes the traditional kanshitsu technique, where fabric is hardened with lacquer to form the shape, giving it a unique sense of weight and warmth not found in wooden objects.

[Details]
Artist: Isshinsai Okutsu
Technique: Kanshitsu (Dry Lacquer)
Design: Gosho-guruma Maki-e (Court Carriage Gold Lacquer)
Accessories: Tomobako (Artist's signed box), Outer protective box (paper box)
Size (approx.): Diameter 7.5cm x Height 7cm

There are some stains on the artist's box due to storage, but this does not affect the protection of the artwork.
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