[Tea utensils/tea ceremony tools/shelf] Horai table, copy of Jyokuchuusai's favorite, assembled, made by Nakamura Muneyoshi, for use with hearth and brazier

●What is a Horai Table? It is a small shelf with four pillars and a true lacquer finish, with the top, middle and base boards all hexagonal tortoiseshell shaped, the pillars are slightly curved, and the base board and pillars have vermilion lines.
This shelf was favored by the 13th head of the Omotesenke school, Sokuchusai Mujin Sosa.
This shelf was favored by Jikuchuusai to commemorate his 60th birthday. The tortoise-shell shaped shelf represents a turtle, and the curved pillars with vermilion lines represent a crane; together these two elements give this shelf its name, which translates to "crane and turtle auspicious occasion."
*Can be used with both ro and furo.

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Author: Nakamura Muneyoshi
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Yamanaka Lacquer Artist
Born in Ishikawa Prefecture in 1932
In 1946, he studied under his master and devoted himself to learning tea ceremony utensils.
In 1967, he received instruction in tea ceremony from the late Professor Munekazu Nakao.
1979: Won the Forestry Agency Director General's Award at the National Lacquerware Exhibition (Mitsukoshi Main Store, Tokyo)
1982: Received the Governor's Award at the National Lacquerware Exhibition (Mitsukoshi Main Store, Tokyo)
1983: Won the Seishitsu Association Award at the National Lacquerware Exhibition (Mitsukoshi Main Store, Tokyo)
1987: Received the tea master's name (Muneyoshi)
1992: Associate Professor of Tea Ceremony
In 1994, he received instruction in pottery from Yoichi Ueno, a master of Kaga pottery.
Selected for the Ishikawa Prefectural Exhibition in 1996
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Box: Paper box