Antique Japanese Edo Era (c1850) Red Lacquer Makie Wooden Lidded Soup/Rice Bowl Zen This chest measures 10" wide

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

This is an antique Japanese Taisho Era (c

Having been used lovingly over the past century+

It dates to the Taisho Era

Antique Japanese Edo Era (c1850) Red Lacquer Makie Wooden Lidded Soup/Rice Bowl Zen This chest measures 10" wideThis 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