[marcyo]

Hi there,

I have been searching all over to find out about the beautiful plate that our friend Takashi's mother gave to us. Takashi was my husband's roommate through college and his family took Takashi "under their wing" during the summer months when school was out. Anyway, last year we went to Hawaii for Takashi's wedding, and his mother has always wanted to thank Andrew for taking "care" of Takashi, and so she gave us the most BEAUTIFUL lacquered wooden plate wrapped in silk cloth.

Today, we went to an estate sale, and found a plate, not nearly as ornate and not lacquered, but what looked like a very special gift given to the woman who 's estate sale it was. Recognizing this, I bought it and now I want to clean it and get some general information about what this special gift really means, what it is called etc etc. I just want to know about this traditional and special gift.

Everything I have is in Japanese. I'd be happy to scan and upload the items that came with them if anyone can help.

Marcy