Unused item from storage. Please contact us if you would like to purchase multiple items. Height: 88mm Diameter: 178mm The color is "tame" (dark adzuki bean color). Even when viewing the works of Takashi Iwadate, this size is not currently found. (The large size is 123mm x 72mm) This mint condition, unused item is a rare gem to obtain. Jojoji Town (present-day Ninohe City) in Iwate Prefecture, made famous by the lectures of Jakucho Setouchi, is home to Tendai-ji Temple, the oldest and most famous temple in the Tohoku region. Jojoji lacquerware originated about 1200 years ago when monks began making it as temple furnishings when Tendai-ji Temple was established. Jojoji, which has attracted attention because of the Jomon-era lacquer unearthed from the Sannai-Maruyama site and its ability to repair Kinkaku-ji Temple, is Japan's largest lacquer-producing region. Jojoji lacquerware developed for everyday use by the common people, so it could not survive as a high-end product like other regions in the 1960s when plastic products became widespread, and it was quickly destroyed. After nearly 20 years, Seiji Iwadate and his son Takashi, who established the Jojoji Lacquerware Craft Enterprise Cooperative, revived Jojoji lacquerware as everyday lacquerware for modern use. As Jojoji lacquerware is for everyday use, it is by no means a high-end craft, but it is undoubtedly traditional Japanese lacquerware that has undergone careful undercoat processing with over 20 steps, and it can be repaired many times and is durable enough to last 100 years. It has no ornamentation, but its color and luster will increase with each day of use.