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This listing is for a LARGE Miyajima-bori tray made around 20 years ago by master craftsman, Hirokawa Issen.  It is made of wood and the front is hand carved with scenery from Itsukushima shrine in Miyajima.  This piece is quite large but is relatively lightweight considering its overall size.  The signature of the craftsman can be found on the back, and it comes with its original paper storage box.  It also comes with a signed and stamped yellow wrapping cloth for when the item is not in use.

Hirokawa Issen (1943-2021) was a Miyajima-bori craftsperson and an Intangible Cultural Property of Miyajima.  He began carving in 1973 and his devoted his entire career to producing high quality Miyajima wares.  His work expressed the scenery of Itsukushima Shrine as well as the plants that grow naturally on Miyajima.  He also launched a special cat design just prior to his passing in 2021. He specialised in ukashi-bori relief carving, shizume-bori sunken relief carving, and sen-bori line carving.  His pieces were generally chiseled out of hard wood such as horse chestnut and cherry wood.  **Fellow sellers, this information was researched by Kominka Zakka and CANNOT be used in your own listings.

Miyajima-bori refers to woodcarving from Miyama in Hiroshima Prefecture.  During the Kamakura Period carpenters from Kyoto came to the area to restore Itsukushima Shrine, but it wasn’t until later that a sculptor by the name of Hagii Shosai from modern day Yamanashi Prefecture introduced what we now know as Miyajima-bori.  Hagii introduced wood turning and techniques for crating artistic pieces.  These days local craftspeople fashion trays, kashiki sweets containers and souvenirs out of locally sourced wood.  Miyajima pieces are usually decorated with the torii gate from Itsukushima Shrine, as well as deer, monkeys and flowers.  It was designated as national traditional craft in 1982, and Hirokawa was the only Intangible Cultural Property of Miyajima up until his passing two years ago.                                                                                                           

Sizes

Paper Box:  H.4.8cm (1.8”) x 40cm (15.7”) x 40cm (15.7”)

Tray:  H.3.6cm (1.4”) x Dia.39.4cm (15.5”)                                                                               

Condition

It’s in very good condition with almost no signs of use or wear.                                           

THESE ARE SHIPPING ESTIMATES BASED ON THE CURRENT GLOBAL SITUATION                                                                 

**Germany, France, Greece, Spain, Poland, Austria, Slovakia, Lithuania, Slovenia:  NO SHIPPING.  The aforementioned countries have very strict and expensive packaging laws in place and we are not licensed to send products to your country.  We have no plan to register at this time because the process is in some cases very expensive and complicated, plus each country has its own set of regulations and application process. 

**USA:  SAL Sea Mail (approx. 11-12 weeks), an upgrade for EMS Express (7-10 days) available for an additional 5100 yen. 

**UK , Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Europe:  SAL Sea Mail (approx. 8-12 weeks depending on the destination), an upgrade for EMS Express (7-10 days) available for an additional 4050 yen. 

**Asia:  SAL Sea Mail (approx. 6-8 weeks), an upgrade for EMS Express (5-7 days) available for an additional 2050 yen. 

**Middle East, Central Asia, Brazil, South Africa, Mexico:  EMS Express only (7-15 days).

**Russia:  No shipping methods available.