Wajima lacquerware 輪島塗dining service set
Price: € 320,00
A fine matching Japanese Wajima lacquerware 輪島塗dining service set 膳椀揃 (zen’wan’zoroe), comprising a pair of nested raised serving tables, five lidded bowls of different sizes, a small raised dish, a low bowl and a pair of chopsticks.
The complete set is finished in vibrant vermilion-red lacquer and finely decorated in chinkin-bori 沈金彫 (lit. “gold-inlay carving”), with an intricate all-over design of scrolling foliage. Each piece is further adorned with a circular family crest 紋 (mon) enclosing a stylised diamond-shaped flower.
Such coordinated lacquer dining sets were traditionally used for serving an individual meal, with the various covered bowls intended for rice, soup and accompanying dishes.
Period: Shôwa period (1926-1989).
Dimensions:
Largest table: Height 16.9 cm, Width 28 cm, Depth 28 cm.
In very good condition with minimal traces of age and use. Complete with its original wooden tomobako 供箱 (storage box). Please refer to the photographs for a clear impression of the condition.
