[Tea utensils/tea ceremony tools, dried sweets container/viewing tray] Wiped lacquer (wiped lacquer) Pentagonal tray with gold sprinkles, Tamatsubaki wood base, made by Hagi Kosai (Kiyuken)

Size: Approx. 23.5cm wide x 21.5cm long
Approximately 15.5cm on each side
Artist: Hagi Kosai (Kokuyuken), joiner
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[First Generation Kosai Hagii]
He became a disciple of his first teacher, the second generation Ashida Shina (Shishin)
He opened an independent business in Sonezaki, Osaka, as a joiner specializing in the tea ceremony, and took the name Kiyuken.
In 1957, he was given the name Kosai by Tantansai and became a craftsman of the Urasenke school.
[2nd Generation Hagi Kosai]
Born in Osaka in 1944
Graduated from Nisshin Commercial High School
In 1972, he won a prize at the Japan Traditional Crafts Exhibition, and has been selected several times since then.
In 1973, he inherited the second Kosai tradition from his father.
Masterpiece
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Mulberry-bordered Cloud Moon Furosaki Screen, Hounsai Iemoto's favorite
Makisui-tofu-saki folding screen by Hounsai Iemoto
Full member, Japan Crafts Association
Director and judge of the Osaka Crafts Association
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Material: Camellia wood
Box: Wooden box