{"product_id":"saliu-yamazakura-tea-coaster-long-rectangle","title":"SALIU - Yamazakura Tea Coaster (Long Rectangle)","description":"\u003cp\u003eA long-rectangle tea coaster cut from \u003cem\u003eyamazakura\u003c\/em\u003e — Japanese mountain cherry — at Arai Sawmill in Tsukechi, Nakatsugawa City, a Gifu mountain town known as the source of the sacred timber used in the Ise Grand Shrine's rebuilding.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe sawmill buys logs grown locally and takes them through every stage in-house, planning from the milling floor so a tree is used without waste. Mountain cherry is a hardwood that gives off no resin and resists scratching. Left to age, it deepens toward amber.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe long format is meant to hold a cup and a sweet together, or a cup and a chashaku. At 18cm (7 inches) it reads as a small tray more than a coaster.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSALIU's mark is branded into the underside.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e** This listing is for the long coaster only, other tea tools shown in the pictures are for demonstration purpose, not included in this order.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDetails\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e180 mm x 92 mm x 10 mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNatural mountain cherry wood, urethane finish\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMade at Arai Sawmill, Tsukechi, Nakatsugawa City, Gifu Prefecture\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGrain and color vary piece to piece; knots and small marks are part of the wood, not defects\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMade in Japan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCare\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWipe with a dry or barely damp cloth\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDo not soak, run under water, or put in the dishwasher - wood splits as it swells and dries\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDry any standing condensation from the surface rather than letting it sit\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStore flat and out of direct sun\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe urethane finish protects the surface but is not heatproof; keep boiling-hot cast iron off it\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"SALIU","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53714214257003,"sku":"SALIU-31751","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/2305\/2651\/files\/12884216_23.jpg?v=1786573943","url":"https:\/\/chaptertwogoods.com\/products\/saliu-yamazakura-tea-coaster-long-rectangle","provider":"ChapterTwo Goods","version":"1.0","type":"link"}