Antique Japanese Meiji Era Red/Black Lacquer Obon Ozen Tray Table Crest 12.5" Woodblock This is a vintage Japanese

This is a vintage Japanese hand thrown ceramic bowl

Often these received a lot of wear and holes are patched and reinforced with additional backing material of cotton

Antique Japanese suzuribako from the Edo Era (c

the motif celebrates the Year of the Rabbit

Antique Japanese Meiji Era Red/Black Lacquer Obon Ozen Tray Table Crest 12.5" Woodblock This is a vintage JapaneseThis is an antique Japanese Meiji Era serving tray, ozen. It would have been used to serve tea or small appetizers. It has ornately figured legs to raise it above the tatami floor where it was used as a small individual table (It is made of cryptomeria wood with over 20 coats of Japanese red and black lacquer. Having been used lovingly and protected in a storage box for over a century, this tray remains overall in very fine condition. Sits squarely.