Antique Japanese MeijiEra (c1870) Lacquer Makie Wooden Lidded Soup / Rice Bowl Ukiyoe This is a very special

This is a very special Tsuba

there is an old chip and crack on the edge

Having been used lovingly and stored for over a century

and navy blue that are applied to the bold and daring lines

The unglazed lid rim may have allowed for these to be stacked to serve larger groups

Antique Japanese MeijiEra (c1870) Lacquer Makie Wooden Lidded Soup / Rice Bowl Ukiyoe This is a very specialThis is an antique Japanese Meiji Era (c. 1870's) gold, black and red 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) 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 much of the past