Showa Vintage Urushi Lacquerware Unused Traditional Craft Akita Kawatsura Lacquerware Red and black lacquerware bowls, set of 5, with box. My grandmother received these a long time ago, but they are unused. The paper box is damaged. The contents are in perfect condition. They were opened for the first time for photography and inspection this time. Size per bowl (approx.) Bowl Diameter: 12.63 cm Height: 5.53 cm Lid Diameter: 12.02 cm Height: 3.52 cm Beautiful red and black lacquerware dish set, with a traditional design to brighten up your dining table. - Quantity: 10 red lacquerware dishes - Quantity: 5 black lacquerware dishes - Accessories: Dedicated box and instruction manual History of Kawatsura Lacquerware The beginning of Kawatsura Lacquerware dates back about eight hundred years to the Kamakura period, when Michinori, the younger brother of Shigemichi Onodera, a retainer of Minamoto no Yoritomo and lord of Inaniwa Castle, resided in Koshio Nojiri Odachi (present-day Odachi, Kawatsura-machi, Yuzawa City, Akita Prefecture). He used abundant wood and lacquer and had his vassals apply lacquer to their weapons as a side job. This is said to be the beginning. In the early Edo period, the lacquerware industry began in earnest, and in the late Edo period, under the protection of the domain, a wide range of daily necessities such as bowls, trays, and tiered boxes were made, and decorations such as chinkin (gold inlay) and maki-e (sprinkled picture) were added. In the early Meiji period, further new technological developments were made, and the durable lacquerware that is a characteristic of today's Kawatsura Lacquerware was created. In December 1976, it was designated as a traditional craft of the country, and it has now grown into one of the leading production areas in the country. - Quantity: 5 - Accessories: Box, instruction manual - Color: Red inside, black outside - Design: Lacquerware bowls - Condition: Good Thank you for viewing. Thank you for viewing.