Ceremonial Tray

Vintage 1970s

CEREMONIAL LACQUER TRAY

A magnificent ceremonial maki e lacquer tray decorated with a gold chinkin kamon (house / clan crest) of Maru Ni Daki Myouga

Ceremonial Trays made in the early 1980s and onwards retailed for a minimum of Yen 150,000 (A$1500) each.

Refer to the large images for full of details of quality and condition.
As new in mint condition, a stored family treasure.

Original Tomobako - Wood Box The lid reading: Den To Ski Kki - Traditional lacquerware. Chin Kin Maki e; Chinkin lacquer. O Hiro Buta - Ceremonial tray

Length about : 46.0 cm Width about : 33.0 cm
Height about: 5.5 cm
Weight about: 895 grams

A$200

The finest quality wood lacquer in the world is that made in Japan.
Made using only the best woods such as, Zelkova (keyaki), Japanese Chestnut, Japanese Cypress, Magnolia, Cherry.
It takes approximately 6 months and 23 different processes from start to finish to produce each individual Handmade Item

Echizen lacquer:
The origin of Echizen lacquerware (越前漆器) is said to date back to about 1,500 years ago, to the early 6th century.
When the 26th Emperor Keitai was still a Prince at that time, he came to Echizen and ordered a lacquer craftsman in the Katayama village (current, Sabae City, Fukui Prefecture) to repair his broken crown.
The urushi lacquer craftsman repaired the crown with lacquer and presented it to him along with a black urushi lacquerware bowl specially made for him.
The Prince was so impressed with the black urushi lacquer bowl then he encouraged the Katayama village to produce lacquerware.
This is said to be the beginning of today's Echizen lacquerware