{"product_id":"two-sided-hakeme-kaiseki-placemat","title":"Two-Sided Hakeme Kaiseki Placemat","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis rectangular placemat tray is sized to hold a whole course at once—the bowls, the small dishes, the chopsticks—and rest on the table as one setting. The wood is \u003cem\u003eshinanoki\u003c\/em\u003e, a lightweight variety of Japanese linden.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe brushwork is left visible, a technique called \u003cem\u003ehakeme\u003c\/em\u003e. The lacquer is brushed horizontally across the wood, with a narrow frame around the edges. Run a finger over it and the ridges left by the brush are still there; under low light, they catch the light.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis placemat has two faces, both finished, both meant for the table. One is a deep maroon that reveals subtle shifts of black and red with each change of angle and light. The other is \u003cem\u003eakebono\u003c\/em\u003e, literally “daybreak.” Black worked over red just enough to allow the red to rise through the dark like light before sunrise, revealing new shifts in character with each fresh angle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBoth sides keep developing as they live alongside you. Lacquer polishes as it ages, and the same years that deepen the maroon tones on one face draw the red up through the other. Which side sits upward is yours to decide, meal to meal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne placemat, two faces. Set the meal down, and leave it to them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oharabunpeido","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48381780852925,"sku":"OHR001926","price":222.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0553\/0461\/8173\/files\/260907_OHR001926_MTU_0001.jpg?v=1789434902","url":"https:\/\/musubikiln.com\/products\/two-sided-hakeme-kaiseki-placemat","provider":"MUSUBI KILN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}