• Set of four lobed wood plates painted in five colors for tea ceremony sweets
  • Individual lobed lacquer tea ceremony plate showing five-color paintwork
  • Close-up of five-color lacquer painting on lobed wood wagashi tea plate
  • Detail of turned lobed wood form on Late Meiji Japanese tea ceremony plate
  • Set of four lobed lacquer plates on steel display stand, 5.5-inch width
  • Underside of lobed lacquer tea ceremony plate showing lacquer base
  • Alternate angle of Japanese chanoyu lobed wood plates, Late Meiji period
  • Full spread of four lobed lacquer plates used for wagashi confection service
  • Side view of tea ceremony lobed lacquer plate showing turned wood profile
  • Detail of color variation between individual plates in tea ceremony set
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Lobed Lacquer Plates

Lobed Lacquer Plates

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Set of four thinly turned lobed wood plates, each painted in five colors. Such plates were used for serving sweets (wagashi) during the tea ceremony (chanoyu), where their varied hues added visual richness to the presentation of seasonal confections. Mounted on a contemporary steel stand for display.

c. Early 20ᵗʰ century (Late Meiji period), Japan

5½" width
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Lobed Lacquer Plates