Japanese OBON Tray Hand Carved Fruits Vegetable 14" x 14" x 1" Vintage Ujyobori

Yuzu, persimmon, and eggplant are carved on the bowl.

Kyuho Kiguchi (木口 九峰) (September 1, 1895 - November 26, 1969) was a sculptor in the Showa period.
He is the founder of Ujobori, and in addition to presenting his works to Emperor Showa twice, he also provided instruction in the production of these sculptures as part of a program for the self-rehabilitation of the physically handicapped.
Ujobori (烏城彫) is a lacquerware craft product of Okayama Prefecture in Japan that is completely handmade, hand-carved, and hand-painted. Characterized by the strength of individuality and the interestingness of impressive carving, the patterns of vegetables, fruits, flowers, old roof tiles, etc. are carved and colored with colored lacquer. In addition, it is made by repeating the process of "fuki lacquer", which is applied with Japanese raw lacquer and wiped off with a cloth, dozens of times.