Vintage Japanese Hand Crafted Wood Hida Shunkei Lacquer Kashizara Round Tray Chashaku Beautiful deeply carved relief of

Beautiful deeply carved relief of bamboo and a flower

5" high by 9" deep

It weighs over half a pound

This  is a beautiful hand carved Ranma Hori in the shape of a peacock flying upward and left

Vintage Japanese Hand Crafted Wood Hida Shunkei Lacquer Kashizara Round Tray Chashaku Beautiful deeply carved relief ofThis 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