Japanese Showa 36 (1962) Red Lacquer & Makie Wooden Lidded Soup / Rice Bowl Red They stand 9" high and

They stand 9" high and 2

The paste is applied through a tube (the tsutsu) similar to the tubes which are used by bakers to decorate cakes

2oz (2kg 244g)

1840) of hinoki (cypress) face and sugi (cryptomeria) case with kiri (paulownia) interiors

Japanese Showa 36 (1962) Red Lacquer & Makie Wooden Lidded Soup / Rice Bowl Red They stand 9" high andThis is a Japanese gold, black and red lacquer lidded bowl. The original presentation box is dated Showa 36 (1962) and they appear to have been unused. They are in near perfect condition! 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