Vintage Japanese Hand Made Wood Hida Shunkei Lacquer Chataku Tea Saucer Table 1960s) glass flower vase that

1960s) glass flower vase that we picked up in Japan were it was used as an ikebana flower vase

It is made of a type of resin material that is very strong and durable

A great piece of Japanese history and an interesting and very solid and functional piece of furniture

Decorated with chrysanthemums

and highly

Vintage Japanese Hand Made Wood Hida Shunkei Lacquer Chataku Tea Saucer Table 1960s) glass flower vase thatThis is a vintage Japanese wooden lacquered saucer for sencha styled tea cups called a Chataku . It is made of Hida Shunkei lacquer ware and hand crafted in Gifu prefecture in the early. 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 is brought out by the application of a transparent coating of lacquer. It is produced by a