Zohiko URUSHI Japanese Kyoto Black Lacquer Urushi tray square plate For Sale
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Zohiko URUSHI Japanese Kyoto Black Lacquer Urushi tray square plate: $149.00
Zohiko URUSHI Japanese Kyoto Black Lacquer Urushi tray square plateDescriptionAbout This Items
In his later years, the master craftsman Nishimura Hikobei, who was awarded the title of \"maki-e lacquerware master\" by the Imperial Court, was well known throughout Rakucho for his maki-e frames depicting \"White Elephant Bodhisattva\" and since then, the street name \"Zohiko\" has passed through the ages to the present day.
Zôhiko Founded in the early Edo period (1603-1868), Zôhiko is a long-established Kyoto lacquerware company with a history of more than 350 years.
It is said that its predecessor was Shichibei Yasui, who opened a karamono tool store under the store name \"Zohikoya\" along Teramachi-dori in 1661.
