*SHIPPING OPTIONS VARY DEPENDING ON THE DESTINATION, PLEASE SCROLL TO THE END OF THIS LISTING FOR MORE DETAILS.

This listing is for a splendid giyaman tea plate made around 20 years ago by Mizusaki Choju.  It is made of glass and the front is decorated with hand-painted green and gold kaede leaves.  Kaede is the original name for the Japanese maple tree, and it translates as ‘frog hand’.   Maples leaves have been depicted in Japanese art, poetry, and literature for thousands of years. Many traditional Japanese works of art and poems are about the cool wind gently blowing fresh green kaede leaves in summer, or the falling of maple leaves in late autumn.  This is a beautiful plate for summer entertaining, or for those of you who practice tea.  It comes with its original paper storage box. 

Mizusaki Choju (b. Akio 1942) is a veteran giyaman glassmaker.  He studied Economics at Aoyama Gakuin University in Tokyo and after graduation started a family business making glass products.  He soon found his products to be in high demand and within a short time his interest shifted to making tea utensils.  Mizusaki produces mizusashi, natsume, chawan, small kaiseki dishes, as well as high quality tableware.  **Fellow sellers, this information was researched by Kominka Zakka and CANNOT be used in your own listings.

Giyaman refers to glass products created during the Edo period.  At that time Japan was trading with the Dutch and had received beautiful glass products that sparkled like diamonds.  Local craftspeople began to mimic the deeply cut glass products they received, and the word giyaman was adopted to describe this new type of glassware.  These days, the word giyaman is seldom used except to describe handcrafted pieces reserved for tea practice.                                                                                                        

Sizes

Paper Box:  H.3.6cm (1.4”) x 19.2cm (7.5”) x 19.2cm (7.5”)

Plate:  H.2.1cm (0.8”) x Dia.18cm (7”)                                                                                     

Condition

It’s in very good condition with no chips or cracks, the paper box however is quite spotty on the bottom.                                                                                                                       

THESE ARE SHIPPING ESTIMATES BASED ON THE CURRENT GLOBAL SITUATION                                                                 

**Germany, France, Greece, Spain, Poland, Austria, Slovakia, Lithuania, Slovenia:  NO SHIPPING.  Very strict and expensive packaging laws in place and we are not licensed to send products to these countries.  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:  Airmail (approx. 15-28 days).  Combined shipping available (please send us a message) but please note that the price does not get cheaper for Airmail or EMS, in fact it becomes more expensive.  If you want to save money and don't mind a very long 3 month wait, request sea mail (11-12 weeks depending on processing and backlogs at destination ports). Inexpensive Airmail Small Packet option unavailable.

**UK and Canada:  EMS Express (approx. 7-15 days).  Combined shipping available (please send us a message) but please note that the price does not get cheaper for EMS, in fact it becomes more expensive.  If you want to save money and don't mind a very long 3 month wait, request sea mail (11-12 weeks depending on processing and backlogs at destination ports). Inexpensive Airmail Small Packet and regular Airmail is currently unavailable.

**Australia, New Zealand, Switzerland, Norway: Airmail ePacket (approx. 15-28 days).  Combined shipping available up to 2kgs for Airmail ePacket (please send us a message).

**Asia:  Airmail ePacket (approx. 15-21 days).  Combined shipping available up to 2kgs for Airmail ePacket (please send us a message).

**Russia:  No shipping methods available.