{"title":"Home \u0026 Garden \u003e Kitchen \u0026 Dining \u003e Tableware \u003e Serveware \u003e Serving Trays","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"yoshino-tray","title":"Yoshino Cedar Tray","description":"\u003cp\u003eYoshino cedar and cypress from Nara Prefecture are counted among Japan's three great forests.\u003cbr\u003e\nYoshino forestry is characterised by \"\"dense planting,\"\" \"\"pruning (maintenance),\"\" and \"\"selective thinning (utilisation)\"\" – practices that produce timber with tight annual rings, near-perfect circular growth, straight grain, and exceptional quality, establishing the prestigious Yoshino timber brand.\u003cbr\u003e\nUsing thinned timber from these Yoshino forests, we've created trays as accessible \"\"Yoshino brand\"\" lifestyle goods that showcase this heritage more broadly.\u003cbr\u003e\nThese simply designed trays celebrate the natural beauty of Yoshino cedar's grain patterns.\u003cbr\u003e\nEach piece is carefully handcrafted, making full use of the skilled techniques of Kawakami Village artisans.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nakagawa - Shoreditch","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55560211562882,"sku":"1409-0002-000-00","price":94.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0921\/5826\/3682\/files\/1409-0002-000-00_0.jpg?v=1756656362"},{"product_id":"rin-co-corner-cut-tray","title":"RIN\u0026CO. 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These trays have served households for generations – for serving, carrying, storing, gathering round, and laying foundations for meals.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAbout Echizen Woodwork:\u003cbr\u003e\nLacquerware production involves four specialised stages: wood base preparation, undercoating, lacquering, and gold lacquer decoration. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhilst bowls and tea saucers are called \"\"round items\"\" (marumono), boxes and rectangular trays are known as \"\"square items\"\" (kakumono).\u003cbr\u003e\nBoth categories preserve Japan's exceptional woodworking heritage – deep wood knowledge and blade-sharpening mastery passed down through generations of skilled artisans. This expertise creates the distinctive wood grain beauty that defines Echizen woodwork.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTrays have been household essentials for centuries – serving, carrying, storing, gathering, and laying. 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