Chestnut Wagatabon
Length: 200mm
Width: 115mm
Height: 26mm
A hand carved sweet chestnut wagatabon tray with a food safe Japanese Hassui Ceramic finish. The rim of the tray has a distinctive natural form and texture following the riven surface of the chestnut.
Wagatabon is a type of hand carved wooden tray that was historically made by roof shingle makers in Wagatani village, Ishikawa, Japan. The craft is thought to date back to the early 17th Century. ‘Wagata’ refers to the village of Wagatani and ‘Bon’ simply means tray. Since first encountering these simple and beautiful objects several years ago, I have set about developing my own idiosyncratic process for carving them using simple hand tools.
Length: 200mm
Width: 115mm
Height: 26mm
A hand carved sweet chestnut wagatabon tray with a food safe Japanese Hassui Ceramic finish. The rim of the tray has a distinctive natural form and texture following the riven surface of the chestnut.
Wagatabon is a type of hand carved wooden tray that was historically made by roof shingle makers in Wagatani village, Ishikawa, Japan. The craft is thought to date back to the early 17th Century. ‘Wagata’ refers to the village of Wagatani and ‘Bon’ simply means tray. Since first encountering these simple and beautiful objects several years ago, I have set about developing my own idiosyncratic process for carving them using simple hand tools.
Length: 200mm
Width: 115mm
Height: 26mm
A hand carved sweet chestnut wagatabon tray with a food safe Japanese Hassui Ceramic finish. The rim of the tray has a distinctive natural form and texture following the riven surface of the chestnut.
Wagatabon is a type of hand carved wooden tray that was historically made by roof shingle makers in Wagatani village, Ishikawa, Japan. The craft is thought to date back to the early 17th Century. ‘Wagata’ refers to the village of Wagatani and ‘Bon’ simply means tray. Since first encountering these simple and beautiful objects several years ago, I have set about developing my own idiosyncratic process for carving them using simple hand tools.
Hassui Ceramic (also known as liquid glass) is a hard wearing glass coating for wood developed in Japan by the renowned furniture maker Toshio Tokunaga. Pervading deep beneath the surface of the wood, Hassui Ceramic leaves a long lasting, almost invisible, impervious, tasteless and odourless finish that is perfectly suited to allowing the natural beauty of wood to take centre stage. The product has passed Japanese food contact safety standards.