折お敷しき

noun

wooden tray; lacquered tray

Archaic term for a shallow wooden tray, often lacquered, used in traditional Japanese settings for serving food or presenting items. Now mainly encountered in historical contexts or museum descriptions.

• 博はく物ぶつ館かんで、江え戸ど時じ代だいの折お敷しきが展てん示じされていた。

  At the museum, an Edo-period wooden tray was on display.

• 昔むかしは、お膳ぜんの代かわりに折お敷しきを使つかうこともあった。

  In the past, wooden trays were sometimes used instead of individual dining tables.