Japanese Showa 36 (1962) Red Lacquer & Makie Wooden Lidded Soup / Rice Bowl Red The paste is applied through

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

It has a beautiful hand painted Noh mask on the bottom and tiny calligraphy on the sides

Great for serving side dishes

(light bulbs not included)

They stand 9" high and 2

Japanese Showa 36 (1962) Red Lacquer & Makie Wooden Lidded Soup / Rice Bowl Red The paste is applied throughThis 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