Vintage Wajima Urushi Lacquerware Suzuri Box Traditional Hon-Kataji Japanese
Description
Premium Wajima Urushi Lacquerware Suzuri Box by Fukushima Shikkodo - Traditional Hon-Kataji Base & Gold Chinkin Sansui Landscape - Showa Period Vintage (740g) WO600
Elevate your collection or workspace with this masterpiece of Japanese lacquer art: an elite Wajima Urushi Lacquerware Suzuri Box (硯箱 - Inkstone/Writing Box) crafted by the esteemed Fukushima Shikkodo (福島漆弘堂) studio. This exceptional vintage piece comes with its original Japanese washi paper insert verifying its premier craftsmanship and rigorous technical standards.
Artistic & Craftsmanship Highlights:
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Certified Authentic "Hon-Kataji" Base: The included historic washi paper document officially bears the red stamped seal of "Hon-Kataji" (本堅地). This represents the absolute highest and most rigorous grade of undercoating in the Wajima tradition. It involves layering natural raw lacquer mixed with powdered local volcanic diatomaceous earth (Ji-no-ko) multiple times, ensuring incredible, generational durability and warp-resistance.
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Masterful Chinkin Gold Engraving: The breathtaking Sansui (Mountain & Water) landscape on the lid is created using Chinkin (gold-inlaid engraving). The artisan used micro-chisels to hand-engrave thousands of hair-thin lines directly into the hardened black lacquer, then inlaid genuine gold leaf into the grooves, creating a magnificent metallic texture.
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Poetic Sansui Landscape: The scene depicts a nostalgic Japanese vista featuring a thatched-roof cottage nestled beneath towering pine trees, majestic distant mountains, flying birds, and a solitary fisherman rowing a boat down a serene river.
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Mirrored Black Wajima Finish: The exterior and interior showcase the deepest, glass-like black Urushi lacquer coating. It serves beautifully as a luxury writing chest, a stationery container, or a high-end jewelry holder.
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Complete Presentation: Comes safely housed in its original wooden storage box (Tomobako) bearing the Fukushima Shikkodo ink calligraphy.
Specifications:
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Studio: Fukushima Shikkodo (福島漆弘堂)
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Technique: Wajima-nuri Lacquer with Gold Chinkin Engraving (輪島塗 沈金)
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Box Dimensions: 21.0 x 27.5 x 4.3 cm / 8.3 x 10.8 x 1.7 in
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Wooden Tomobako Size: 30.0 x 23.5 x 7.5 cm / 11.8 x 9.3 x 3.0 in
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Weight (Lacquer Box Only): 740 g / 1.63 lbs
Condition
Excellent Vintage Condition - Highly Preserved. This premium writing box has been kept with utmost reverence. The mirrored black lacquer surface is exceptionally clean, retaining its deep, glossy reflection with only the most minimal, microscopic faint surface handling lines unique to genuine vintage lacquer. The gold Chinkin engraving remains completely vibrant and intact with no gold loss. The interior is flawless. The original wooden tomobako box is clean and sturdy.