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Please inquire before you purchase, because the inventory of these works are shared with other stores and its stock fluctuates rapidly.
Our handling time is about one week if there is the stock in our store or the workshop.
Our handling time is about one month if there is not the stock.
The size, the shape and the color may vary slightly because it's handmade.
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Product Details:
 Odawara lacquerware (called Odawara shikki in Japanese) is made in Odawara City, Kanagawa Prefecture, and is characterized by its glossy lacquer coating that brings out the grain of the wood. With a beautiful luster, it is durable, distortion-free, and a practical product suitable for daily use. The elegant shape of the bowl, with the rim curved outward, is called a "Hasori" and is a traditional Japanese design. Its wide mouth makes the food look beautiful and it feels soft on the lips.
The wood used is solid Japanese zelkova. Lacquerware is completed by shaving the wood with a potter's wheel and rubbing lacquer many times, and polishing. Lacquer has antibacterial, waterproof, corrosion-resistant, and heat-retaining properties.
Odawara lacquerware is said to have originated around the middle of the Muromachi period (1444～1491), when people began making vessels using high-quality wood that was abundant in the nearby Hakone-Izu mountain forests.
Founded in 1926, Okawa Woodworking Plant is headed by Hajime Okawa, a traditional wood carver and head of the "Traditional Odawara Lacquer Ware Association.
Lacquer gradually becomes transparent over time. The speed and level of transparency depend on factors such as the lacquering process and the individual characteristics of the wood, so it cannot be generalized. (See image)

Size: D17cm, H7cm, 220g
Materials: Zelkova, Japanese lacquer (Suri-urushi-nuri)
Workshop: Okawa Woodworking Plant since 1926

Suri-urushi-nuri:
This technique involves thinly applying raw lacquer to the surface of the wood, spreading it evenly with materials like cloth or paper, and finishing it smoothly. In this process, after applying the lacquer, it is rubbed and wiped to finish, and this cycle of application and drying is repeated about six times.

Donburi:
Donburi is a common Japanese dishware, typically a large, round bowl-like container. Usually made of ceramic or porcelain, it has a deep base and wide mouth. It is primarily used for serving dishes based on rice, with toppings or side dishes arranged on top, making it a complete meal in one bowl.