This is a small container made from Tochigi wood from Iwate Prefecture and coated with domestic lacquer. The lacquer is applied by the lacquer craftsmen themselves, who harvested it. It has a handmade, solid feel that mass-produced items lack. It allows you to feel the texture and tranquility unique to lacquer. It is also recommended for storing stationery such as clips. This is one of the lacquerware that evokes the climate of Iwate. Diameter: 7cm Height: 4cm Inner diameter: 5.5cm Depth: 2.8cm Taste: Natural, Simple Modern, Japanese Modern, Japanese Style Material: Wooden Haruma Miura wrote in a column about Joboji lacquerware, "The lacquer tree gives lacquer in exchange for its own life, and that lacquer becomes a new life as lacquerware, reaching people's hands and being passed down. I, too, if I were to say I'd carve away at myself... it might be an exaggeration, but by expressing myself with my body and heart, I hope I can be like that." Furthermore, he wrote, "The lacquer tree is shunned and cut down because just being near it can cause a rash. But it becomes an adhesive and has antibacterial properties, and is used not only for practical purposes but also for art and historical cultural heritage. How mysterious, profound, and poignant the lacquer tree is." I was surprised that he wrote a short column that succinctly captured the essence of lacquer. It's truly a shame that he passed away, as I can feel his kindness and self-discipline. Haruma Miura wrote in a column about Joboji lacquerware, "The lacquer tree gives lacquer in exchange for its own life, and that lacquer becomes a new life as lacquerware, reaching people's hands and being passed down. I, too, if I were to say I'd carve away at myself... it might be an exaggeration, but by expressing myself with my body and heart, I hope I can be like that." Furthermore, he wrote, "The lacquer tree is shunned and cut down because just being near it can cause a rash. But it becomes an adhesive and has antibacterial properties, and is used not only for practical purposes but also for art and historical cultural heritage. How mysterious, profound, and poignant the lacquer tree is." I was surprised that he wrote a short column that succinctly captured the essence of lacquer. It's truly a shame that he passed away, as I can feel his kindness and self-discipline. #JobojiLacquer #JobojiLacquerware #Iwate #DomesticLacquer #HarumaMiura #AgingBeauty