Dimensions
Height: 2.1 cm
Mouth diameter: 8.5 cm
Body diameter: 9.1 cm
Weight: 50.8 g
Lacquerware known as Sonsei are all crafted with exquisite painted patterns and colors. Sonsei is also said to be the artist’s name, though this is unclear.
This incense container, while relatively monochromatic in color, features exceptionally precise painted patterns. The composition, set against a dark background, depicts insects gathered beneath trees flourishing along ancient rocks, a truly fascinating technique.
Its slender, straight form, with floral patterns carved in dots along the sides, makes it a truly exceptional piece, perfectly suited for summer tea gatherings.
Among Zunxing’s tea utensils, the most famous are the tea caddies and trays from the Nara Matsuya lineage, but even among incense boxes, the compositional techniques of the patterns are varied and the colors Sen-Sen-Sen-Sen-Sen-Sen-Sen-Sen-Sen-Sen-Sen-Sen-Sen-Sen-Sen-Sen-Sen-Sen-Sen-Sen-Sen-Sen-Sen-Sen-Sen-Sen-Sen-Sen-Sen-Sen
