Octagonal Red & Black Lacquer Lidded Box W/ 5 Smaller Boxes Inside 10"X10" Shakuhachi 1890) gold and red lacquer

1890) gold and red lacquer bowls with lids were hand turned from cryptomeria wood with over twenty layers of black lacquer

bamboo (Chiku 竹)

It weighs about 3 lbs

The original signed storage box measures 11" x 22" (28 x 56)

This image shows the daughter of the Dragon King of Dong Ting lake and the red dragon uncle after rescuing the daughter

Octagonal Red & Black Lacquer Lidded Box W/ 5 Smaller Boxes Inside 10"X10" Shakuhachi 1890) gold and red lacquerThese are a set of five wooden boxes inside a large Octagonal box. Each box is covered with over twenty layers of lacquer. The design featured on the lid are inlaid with mother of pearl in a floral motif. Having been in storage with exception to minor signs of use, they remain in good conditioning and in good polish. The largest measures about 10" (25. 5 cm) in diameter by 3" (7. 5 cm) tall. The smaller boxes measure 3" x 6" x1" (7. 5 x 15 x 2. 5 cm)