#1435 Set of 6 black lacquer plates with elegant hand painted gold vines, raised gold maki-e kiri flowers, and gold rims.
All excellent condition (one with very small half-inch, minor edge crack repair, hardly visible). Each plate 8"diam x 1"h. C.1960 . . . $95/set
In Japan the kiri tree is also known as the "princess tree". It was once customary to plant a kiri (paulownia) tree when a baby girl was born, and then to make it into a dresser as a wedding present when she married.