Antique Japanese Edo Era (Dated 1776) Black Lacquer Bowl (1) Gold Makie Turtles & Cranes 5.25" Metalwork Thiskashigata measures 11" long by

Thiskashigata measures 11" long by 4" wide by 1" deep

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this plate remains in very good condition

and the finest examples demonstrate real painterly ambition within a popular devotional format

Antique Japanese Edo Era (Dated 1776) Black Lacquer Bowl (1) Gold Makie Turtles & Cranes 5.25" Metalwork Thiskashigata measures 11" long byThis is for a single bowl w lid. This is an antique Japanese Edo Era (dated 1776) gold Makie lacquer lidded bowl. It was hand turned from cryptomeria wood with over twenty layers of red lacquer. On top of the black lacquer there is a makie (raised gold lacquer) done in the auspicious Crane & Turtle motif. 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 most of the