Kurume Indigo-Dyed Lacquerware Round Tray: A beautiful traditional craft combining the lightness and robustness of indigo dye and lacquer.

【One-of-a-Kind】 Kurume Aitaishikki Round Tray - A beautiful, lightweight, and durable traditional craft made from Aita and Lacquer.

*This is a round tray of Kurume Aitaishikki, a traditional craft born in Kurume City, Fukuoka Prefecture, made with Aita and lacquer.

[Product Condition]
▪ New, unused item, kept in home storage.
▪ The original box has some signs of age-related wear.

♦ Price is negotiable. If interested, please send a price reduction request with your desired price.

[Dimensions]: Diameter: 36cm Height: Approx. 3.5cm
[Shape]: Round
[Material]: Lacquerware
[Color]: Brown

★ Price: ¥4,980

[Features]
■ This is a round tray of Kurume Aitaishikki, a traditional craft of Kurume City, Fukuoka Prefecture.

■ This Kurume Aitaishikki round tray is carefully handcrafted by artisans, one by one.

■ You can feel the warmth unique to handmade items, such as the woven bamboo pattern and the layers of lacquer.

■ Made with a unique technique of layering lacquer over indigo-dyed fabric, it has an elegant appearance with its deep indigo color and glossy lacquer finish.

■ By layering lacquer over a base made of woven bamboo, this tray is surprisingly lightweight yet durable.

■ Its unique translucency and the charm that increases with use are its appeal.

■ This is lacquerware made by hardening a hand-woven bamboo basket with lacquer over ten times, and then skillfully polishing it with antler powder.

■ It is made by hardening a hand-woven bamboo basket of carefully selected madake bamboo with lacquer over ten times, and then skillfully polishing it with charcoal powder and antler powder, resulting in a durable and elegant finish that ordinary lacquerware cannot match.

■ It is convenient and useful lacquerware that does not expand or contract with changes in temperature and humidity, and does not require special care like wiping after use.

[What is Rantai?]
■ It means to have a bamboo basket as its base (foundation).
■ As the name suggests, it is finished by applying lacquer to a vessel woven from bamboo and then decorating and processing it through repeated polishing.

■ Rantai is lacquerware made by weaving bamboo strips from the pith-removed, knotless part of bamboo along a wooden mold to create the base. It is lightweight and less affected by dryness or humidity, making it safe to use in any environment.

[History]
★ In the Meiwa era, lacquerware with a hard base was created by artisans employed by the Kurume domain. In 1885, priest Jiro Kawasaki applied this technique to bamboo baskets and, through diligent research and effort, completed a refined and elegant utensil. This marked the beginning of Aitaishikki, which was introduced to the world as Kurume Kagoji Nuri (Kurume Basket Base Lacquerware).

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