{"product_id":"onatsume-herbstgraser-mit-tautropfen-umeda-rantei-梅田蘭亭-20-jh","title":"Ōnatsume Autumn grasses with dewdrops | Umeda Rantei梅田蘭亭 | 20th century","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eUmeda Rantei is a byword for quality in the elegant world of the tea ceremony. However, it is not entirely clear whether the name refers to a lacquer design, a workshop, or an individual, as no personal details can be found anywhere. This is of little consequence in itself, as the luxurious, exquisitely crafted object speaks for itself. The manufacturing technique is called \u003cem\u003emakie\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cem\u003eMakie\u003c\/em\u003e actually means ‘sprinkled image’, because in the oldest \u003cem\u003emakie\u003c\/em\u003e technique, an image is drawn onto a dried layer of lacquer using liquid lacquer and then sprinkled with gold dust. When the lacquer dries, the golden motif appears as if it were painted.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eOver time, this technique was further developed, and it became possible to paint directly with a brush – in other words, to practise ‘lacquer painting’. It seems to me that this object is already a form of ‘painting’, as a slightly reddish gold paint has been used in places. The applied silver buttons, intended to represent dewdrops, have nothing to do with \u003cem\u003emakie\u003c\/em\u003e at all.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe motif of the gold decoration consists of autumn flowers and grasses. Prominently visible on the lid is \u003cem\u003esusuki\u003c\/em\u003e grass (pampas grass), which sways in the wind in Japanese meadows from the start of autumn onwards. Two typical autumn flowers are the chrysanthemum and the bush clover, known as \u003cem\u003ehagi.\u003c\/em\u003e The bush clover has delicate violet flowers, which were often celebrated in poetry, particularly during the Middle Ages. The panicles are slightly reddish, a feature highlighted here in the gold decoration with a delicate reddish hue.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eAn \u003cem\u003eōnatsume\u003c\/em\u003e is a ‘large \u003cem\u003enatsume\u003c\/em\u003e’, i.e. a container in which the green tea used for matcha in the tea ceremony is stored.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Guignard Kyoto Collection","offers":[{"title":"7.5cm x 7cm \/ Makie","offer_id":56274041438593,"sku":"260818 E4","price":1800.0,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0751\/3092\/9452\/files\/i-img1200x810-17606873236406tjwcrz915.jpg?v=1789556741","url":"https:\/\/guignard-kyoto-collection.ch\/en\/products\/onatsume-herbstgraser-mit-tautropfen-umeda-rantei-%e6%a2%85%e7%94%b0%e8%98%ad%e4%ba%ad-20-jh","provider":"Guignard Kyoto Collection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}