Shippo Kumiko Long Tray Iidaya This unique tea canister is

This unique tea canister is in the shape of a persimmon

a symbol of immortality

The word "masu" means "increase" and "benefit" in Japanese

and is safe for use in the oven and microwave

Shippo Kumiko Long Tray Iidaya This unique tea canister isThis is a long tray with a shippo pattern made of Kumiko work. Shippo means "seven treasures" in the Japanese Buddhist scriptures, and represents items that are very precious. It is a pattern of circles overlapping each other and connected, and it continues endlessly in different directions, imitating a luminous treasure. Kumiko is a woodworking technique in which wood is assembled without using nails, and shoji screens and ranma (transoms) with