A lacquer smith's low table, Urushi Goshi Joban, Japan, Showa period 昭和時期 日本慮漆小桌

The marbled and copious layers of black and red lacquer were accumulated overtime and a by-product of lacquer production in Kitakata in Fukushima Prefecture during the Showa period in Japan. This low table would have initially functioned as a utilitarian tool for craftsman for straining coloured lacquer.

Compare a similar example sold in our rooms, 21st May 2020, lot 5106.