IMAI ŌSHIN 今井応心(1874/5–1951)A tray for sencha|Japan, Showa era (1926–1989), circa 1950Carved from pinewood in the form of a piece of torn and curled bamboo bark, signed on the reverse in carved characters Nanajūnana-ō Ōshin saku 七十七翁応心作 (Made by Ōshin, aged 77)With a wooden tomobako storage box, the exterior of the lid inscribed Matsuzai take no kawa bon 松材　竹の皮盆　(Bamboo-bark tray made from pinewood), the reverse of the lid signed Kiju Ōshin saku 喜壽応心作 (Made by Ōshin, aged 77) with a seal Ōshin 応心 6 1/2 x 21 1/2in (16.5 x 54.5cm)