Usubiki 7 serving plate, black

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Graceful design, beautiful grain, stable and extremely light. This Japanese plate made of elm wood with Urushi lacquer impressively demonstrates the high quality of Japanese master craftsmen. Usubuki 7, a plate that cuts an exclusive figure both as a sushi plate and as a serving plate, is made by hand at Gato Mikio, one of the best-known manufacturers of high-end lacquerware in Japan with a rich tradition. Genuine Japanese lacquerware from this manufactory impresses with its material, workmanship and award-winning design. Shikki (lacquerware) or Urushi refers to Japanese tableware that is traditionally made from purely natural raw materials. These plates are made from the wood of the rare Japanese elm tree, Zelkova. It is valuable, special, with a beautiful grain and high hardness. As zelkova, also known as keyaki, is rare, it is only used for very high-quality products in the areas of furniture, decoration and sustainable everyday objects. The natural Urushi lacquer, a world-famous Japanese tree resin lacquer, is applied by hand in many thin layers and protects the wood effectively and permanently. Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version)

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"Usubiki 7 serving plate, black"

Genuine Japanese lacquer art

Eating and drinking from exquisite Shikki crockery is an age-old tradition and pure pleasure. High-quality Shikki is light, beautiful and of selected naturalness. Genuine Japanese lacquerware is very durable craftsmanship that is highly prized by connoisseurs of modern Asian tableware all over the world. Pieces that have never lost their beauty despite their age are exhibited in museums. The products from Gato Mikio have modern shapes with an extremely successful, harmonious aesthetic and are wonderfully comfortable to hold. The production is traditional, truly masterful and makes each piece an exquisite element on the stylishly laid table. The precious wood of the Japanese Zelkove proudly displays its beautiful grain under the natural Urushi lacquer, an organic tree resin lacquer that protects, preserves and turns the surface into a loving caress for the hands.

Usubiki by Gato Mikio

The USUBIKI product range includes drinking cups of different sizes, soup and rice bowls, rice bowls and plates. The design is very reduced, straightforward and minimalist. The focus is not on fashion but on lasting pleasure. All products are made from Japanese elm, a valuable and very durable, hard wood, and protected with the highly prized Urushi lacquer. The combination of the precious wood with the incredibly durable Urushi makes it possible to achieve a fantastically thin wall thickness and high stability at the same time, which decisively characterises the Usubiki series.

Zelkove, the wood of temple builders and bow masters

The Zelkove belongs to the elm family and is revered in Japan as a very special tree, also known as Kaeki. It is relatively rare and is therefore only used for really high-quality products. The ring-porous wood is very durable and resistant, it is one of the best you can get for furniture or buildings, for example. In Japan, you can visit temples that were built with this wood over a thousand years ago and still have the original beams. Another area of application is the construction of the famous Japanese arches (Yumi). As the wood of the zelkove is hard, resistant and absolutely elastic, the best Japanese bows are made from zelkove.

All products are unique. Slight deviations from the illustration are possible.

Colour:	Black
Artist/ Master:	Gato Mikio
Lacquerware Series:	Usubiki
Material:	Zelkove, Japanese Elm
Care:	Wash by hand To avoid scratches, do not use sharp objects or cleaning agents
Protective lacquer:	Urethan
Maße:	Ø 20,7 cm, H 2,2 cm

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Gato Mikio

The company Gato Mikio was founded in 1908 in Yamanaka Onsen by Kaga as a wood workshop called Wareto. Yamanaka Onsen is located in Ishikawa Prefecture in western Japan, approximately at the same latitude as Tokyo. For 450 years, Ishikawa Prefecture has been known for producing lacquerware (lacquerware, urushi), wooden products with elaborate lacquer coatings. The Gato Mikio workshop utilizes the advantages of traditional Yamanaka lacquerware production, where high-quality, selected woods are precisely shaped using a potter's wheel. In this way, Gato Miko has created exceptionally beautiful Japanese wooden tableware, which has been awarded numerous design prizes. With the same craftsmanship, specially designed tea caddies, bowls, and tablets for green tea are also produced from wood.

Craftsmanship perfection and stylish, modern design are the outstanding features of Gato Mikio's products. With unique, sophisticated design products, this workshop has earned an excellent reputation worldwide. Gato Mikio is one of the leading manufacturers of high-end lacquerware in Japan and is among the most renowned worldwide.