Antique Japanese Edo Era (c1850) Red Lacquer Makie Wooden Lidded Soup/Rice Bowl Zen Having been used lovingly over

Having been used lovingly over the past century+

It remains in like new condition

The figure is rendered with confident fluency in ink and mineral pigment on silk: broad

This chest measures 10" wide by 6" deep by 7 1/2" high (25 x 15 x 19 cm)

It is made of a heavy bronze and sits on three legs adorned with tiny foo dog heads

Antique Japanese Edo Era (c1850) Red Lacquer Makie Wooden Lidded Soup/Rice Bowl Zen Having been used lovingly overThis is an antique Japanese late Edo Era (c. 1850's) gold and red lacquer lidded bowl. It was hand turned from cryptomeria wood with over twenty layers of red lacquer. On top of the red lacquer there is a makie (raised gold lacquer) design of chrysanthemum). Both lid and bowl have gold trim. Japanese lacquer is considered the finest in the world. This type of bowl was often used for soup or rice. Having been in storage for over a century, and looking