Sanuki-bori katatsumuri morimono-bon

Leaf-shaped sencha tray with snail design

Signed: Seibundo
Seals: Yamabuchi & Seibundo zo
Hakogaki: Sanuki-bori, hagata morimono bon. Seibundo zo
Sanuki lacquer carving, a leaf-shaped tray for arranging seasonal fruits and leaves, made by Seibundo

Takamatsu City, home of the Seibundo studio, was the center of Sanuki-style lacquer production based in Kagawa prefecture on the Island of Shikoku. The city spawned the Living National Treasure Otomaru Kodo among many other influential lacquer and carving artists.