{"product_id":"hida-shunkei-nuri-lacquer-hira-natsume-tea-caddy-w-box-takayama","title":"Hida Shunkei Nuri Lacquer Hira Natsume Tea Caddy w\/ Box Takayama","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-pre-wrap leading-[1.7]\"\u003eHida Shunkei Nuri Lacquer Hira Natsume Tea Caddy with Tomobako Presentation Box\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-pre-wrap leading-[1.7]\"\u003eTakayama Japan, Showa period \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-pre-wrap leading-[1.7]\"\u003e2.5 in H × 3 in dia (6 × 8 cm); Weight: under 1 lb (under 0.5 kg)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eA hira-natsume (平棗) in Hida Shunkei-nuri (飛騨春慶塗), the celebrated transparent lacquer tradition of the Hida Takayama region of Gifu Prefecture. Shunkei lacquerware (春慶塗) originated in Takayama during the early Edo period and became one of Japan's most distinguished regional lacquer styles, prized for its technique of applying clear or amber-toned urushi over the bare wood substrate to allow the grain to show fully through — a philosophy of revealing natural beauty rather than concealing it. This example is turned in a fine-grained wood — likely hō (magnolia) or sawara cypress, both traditional Hida wood — finished in the characteristic warm amber-red transparent lacquer that gives Shunkei ware its luminous, honey-toned depth. The grain reads clearly through the glassy surface, and a natural wood band at the lid join adds a subtle structural accent. The wide flat hira form seats cleanly. Accompanied by its original tomobako inscribed 飛騨春慶塗 なつめ with red seal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eCondition: Very good; lacquer bright and intact, no chips or cracks. Light handling wear consistent with age.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eA genuine regional classic — Hida Shunkei lacquer at its most quietly refined.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Shogun's Gallery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51697058349373,"sku":"26L0227ai","price":95.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0684\/2348\/3709\/files\/fullsizeoutput_5d54.heic?v=1778550154","url":"https:\/\/shogunsgallery.com\/products\/hida-shunkei-nuri-lacquer-hira-natsume-tea-caddy-w-box-takayama","provider":"Shogun's Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}