Vintage Japanese Hand Crafted Wood Hida Shunkei Lacquer Kashizara Round Tray Chashaku It weighs over half a

It weighs over half a pound

shrines and gift and souvenir shops

1888 by the great Japanese artist Yoshitoshi Tsukioka (1839 to 1892)

where visitors write their hopes

It measures 8 1/2" in diameter by 1 1/4" tall (21

Vintage Japanese Hand Crafted Wood Hida Shunkei Lacquer Kashizara Round Tray Chashaku It weighs over half aThis is a vintage Japanese kashizara round serving tray with the original presentation box. This type of serving tray was often used in chado (tea ceremony and is known as a kashizara. It is made of Hida Shunkei lacquer ware hand crafted in Gifu prefecture in the early 1970's. This type of natural lacquer ware has been famous in Japan for centuries. What makes Hida Shunkei lacquer ware so special is the way that the beauty of the surface of the wood