This is a "kizue" (wooden stand). The thread is already passed through. It's a tea ceremony utensil. Its purpose is for the "tsukidemae" (moon procedure), one of the tea procedures in the tea ceremony, where this "kizue" (wooden stand) is unfolded and tea utensils are placed on it for the procedure. The color seems to be like mulberry. It looks the same as a mulberry tea box. The calm wood grain is beautiful. It is a stand to beautifully highlight the tea utensils, and four boards of almost the same dimensions as the lid of the tea box are bound together with purple string. It can be folded and is convenient for storage and carrying. There is one spare. It is an elegant tea utensil that harmonizes with a Japanese space. Size of one board: Width: 15cm Length: 21cm Thickness: 5mm Box size: Width: 16cm Length: 22cm Thickness: 3cm