Set of five lacquered individual square plates (meimei-zara). They are wrapped in a matching cloth and stored in a matching box. The matching box is labeled "Lacquerware O-dai," but instead of the typical pedestal, does this refer to a "daizara" (pedestal plate)? While there is some soiling on the matching box and cloth, there is almost no soiling, damage, or paint peeling on the lacquerware itself. I believe the lacquerware material is paulownia wood. The interior of the brown lacquerware features bamboo leaves painted in vermilion and gold (gold leaf?). By the way, the bamboo pattern has long been loved and used as an auspicious design for good luck. It is widely seen as a Japanese pattern with multiple colors, including vermilion and gold, not just a single color. The size (cm) is the same for all five plates, and the weight varies slightly, as follows: [Individual Plates] Outer dimensions: Length 15.4, Width 18.3, Height 1.5 / Interior bottom: Length 11, Width 13.5 / Bottom surface: Length 11.9, Width 15 / Weight: 44g x 2, 45g x 2, 47g / [Matching Box] Outer dimensions: Length 17.2, Width 20.1, Height 7.5 / Weight: 357g / There are no inscriptions or maker's marks, so the type of lacquer, the lacquer artist, or the workshop is unknown, but the individual plates are in excellent condition with almost no soiling or damage. We hope you will use them for tea ceremonies, or as confectionery plates for occasions other than tea ceremonies.