We believe that someone with the right skills might like to take the piece and do one of three things – either repair the two broken legs – or cut the them all to a single length so that the tray would still have tripod legs (just shorter) – or cut all three legs down and use the piece as a wall hanging or a tray with no legs. The tray is pretty enough for any of these alternatives to turn it into a fine example of Japanese lacquer work. We just do not happen to be skilled in this type of woodwork – not have the right tools. We date the tray to the late Meiji to early Showa period, circa 1900-1930s.