Before and after use, wipe down the Obon tray with a soft cloth, slightly dampened and with a mild washing-up liquid if necessary. Do not soak, and wipe off any spillages as soon as possible to prevent water stains. After cleaning, thoroughly dry with a soft cloth and leave to continue drying naturally in the air.
Tea Tray
Keura Fuki M
Gato Mikio
SKU
5346
A circular obon tea tray with raised edges, hand-turned from a single piece of wood and coated in brown urushi lacquer. Made by Gato Mikio, an award-winning Japanese woodworking atelier with over a hundred years' history, based in Yamanaka Onsen: an area long renowned for its fine lacquerware.
| Contents | Brown lacquered tea tray |
|---|---|
| Studio | Gato Mikio |
| Origin | Yamanaka, Ishikawa, Japan |
| Dimensions | Ø24 x 4cm |
| Material | Kalopanax septemlobus |
| Finish | Polyurethane |
| Artist's mark | Brand logo on base |
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Gato Mikio 我戸幹男
In 1908, master woodturner Komakichi Gato founded his woodworking plant in Yamanaka Onsen – an area with a rich history of making kiji: the plain wooden vessels on which urushi lacquers are applied. Now in their fourth generation, GATO MIKIO is committed to preserving Yamanaka lacquerware traditions by carefully adapting them to modern life. Working in collaboration with contemporary Japanese product designers, GATO MIKIO's international award-winning tableware elegantly marries the past to the present.
The KEURA collection is designed together with Satoshi Umeno. Meaning beauty and elegance, the name Keura is taken from a quote in the ancient Tale of the Bamboo Cutter, in which the protagonist, Princess Kaguya, is discovered as a baby inside a glowing stalk of bamboo. Accordingly the collection is straight and slender like bamboo, taking simplicity to the limits to ensure a soft touch.
