Item Description Please read the following shipping notice carefully before purchasing. Shipping method: The lot will be carefully packaged and sent by DHL or FedEx or EMS depend on the situation. It takes about 3 weeks to receive normally. Import duties, taxes, and charges are not included in the item price or shipping cost. These charges are the buyer's responsibility. Sometimes Customs or delivery company in your country contact you for Customs clearance via phone or email. Please make sure that you could answer the phone. If you don't, the parcel will return to me and it cost more double shipping fee for reshipping. I appreciate your cooperation. This stunning cylindrical flower vase is a superb example of Japanese urushi lacquerware (漆器), showcasing the exquisite contrast between its deep jet-black lacquer ground and lavishly applied gold maki-e (蒔絵) decoration. The piece bears a label reading "Shokunin no Waza — Kasane-nuri" (職人の技・重塗), meaning "Master Craftsman's Technique — Layered Lacquer," confirming that this vase was created using the traditional kasane-nuri (重塗) method: a painstaking process in which multiple coats of urushi lacquer are built up layer by layer, each carefully polished before the next is applied, resulting in extraordinary depth, durability, and a mirror-like luminosity that sets fine Japanese lacquerware apart from all imitations. The principal decoration depicts a windswept Japanese black pine (黒松 — kuromatsu) growing from a rocky shore, its branches reaching dramatically across the surface of the vase. Rendered entirely in kinpaku-e (金箔絵) gold foil work, the pine's cloud-like clusters of needles and the rugged rocks below glow brilliantly against the obsidian-black lacquer ground. The Japanese black pine is one of the most revered trees in Japanese aesthetics — a symbol of longevity, resilience, and enduring beauty. Its gnarled, windswept form has been a central motif in Japanese painting, garden design, and decorative arts for over a millennium. The interior of the vase is finished in a warm persimmon orange lacquer (朱塗 — shu-nuri), a classic combination in Japanese lacquerware that provides a rich, jewel-like contrast to the black exterior. The vase sits upon a separate black lacquer base, completing its elegant presentation. The piece comes with its original storage box. This vase represents the finest traditions of Japanese craft: patient, skilled, and made to be passed down through generations. My message / 私のメッセージ Thank you so much for taking a look at my items. I run a recycle shop in Japan and joined Catawiki because I want to share wonderful items filled with Japanese craftsmanship and history with the world. If you have any questions about the items, please feel free to message me anytime. With gratitude to everyone — ARIGATO. Please read the following shipping notice carefully before purchasing. Shipping method: The lot will be carefully packaged and sent by DHL or FedEx or EMS depend on the situation. It takes about 3 weeks to receive normally. Import duties, taxes, and charges are not included in the item price or shipping cost. These charges are the buyer's responsibility. Sometimes Customs or delivery company in your country contact you for Customs clearance via phone or email. Please make sure that you could answer the phone. If you don't, the parcel will return to me and it cost more double shipping fee for reshipping. I appreciate your cooperation. Size Height: 27.5 cm Width: 9 cm Depth: 9 cm Weight 695 g Condition In near-mint, virtually unused condition with no scratches or visible wear; the lacquer surface retains its original mirror-like gloss throughout. Artist Profile This vase was crafted by an unidentified but highly skilled Japanese lacquerware artisan, working within the kasane-nuri (重塗 — layered lacquer) tradition. The label "Shokunin no Waza" (職人の技 — Master Craftsman's Technique) indicates a piece produced to a professional standard of craftsmanship. The gold pine-and-rock decoration reflects the long heritage of Japanese maki-e and gold foil lacquer decoration, a tradition dating back to the Heian period (794–1185) and refined over more than a thousand years of continuous practice.