Pair: Zohiko Urushi Maki-e "Sprinkled Picture" Octagonal Trays

For a long time I believed the 'elephant' mark on lacquerware was indicative of Okinawan manufacture...and so do a few other folks locally, who insist these trays are made in Okinawa. Turns out it is the mark of Zohiko, a 400 or so year-old firm that pioneered the specific process, refined over the centuries, of creating objects covered in lacquer containing gold powder. I believe they're in Kyoto:

https://www.zohiko.co.jp/global/en/

These two trays are bring-backs from the end of U.S. Occupation of Japan, circa 1952. I wrote to Zohiko asking permission to email a few pics, in order to determine when they were made and what they were called...but the 'Contact' page is broken, and doesn't complete the 'Send' function.

Each of the sides is 5⅜"; at the widest the trays are ~8⅝", and ~⅝" high. They average 2.9 ounces each.

Your comments are especially welcome about the proprietary mark...Thanks for lookin'!