One of five circular wooden plates. For the complete set see 1996.17.219 .1

Collection type: Object
Description: One of five circular wooden plates. For the complete set see 1996.17.219 .1 - 1996.17.219 .5 [RM [OPS move] 19/8/2016]
Long description: One of five circular wooden plates, for serving cakes with tea, each centred with a five-petalled flower. For the complete set see [1996.17.219 .1 - 1996.17.219 .5] [RM [OPS move] 19/8/2016]
Geographical reference: Japan
Asia > Eastern Asia > Japan; Takamatsu Shikoku Island
Cultural groups: Japanese
Person: Field collector John Lowe; PRM source John Lowe
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1985
Date collected: circa 1985
Acquisition information: Donated: 02/1996
Materials and processes: Material Wood Plant, Material Pigment, Process Carved, Process Painted, Process Incised, Process Stained
Dimensions: Length x Width: max 19 x 122 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1996.17.219.1
Research and responses: For more information on tea and tea drinking see the donor's typescript catalogue p. 28.

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