Antique Japanese MeijiEra (c1870) Lacquer Makie Wooden Lidded Soup / Rice Bowl Bamboo benevolent monk who carries a

benevolent monk who carries a large cloth sack (from which he gets his name

This couple comes from the oldest of Japanese mythology and represent the perfect harmony of these two who have grown old together

5 cm) including the border

It has a stylized plum blossom and bamboo design in akai-imari (multi-color imari)

Length = 12

Antique Japanese MeijiEra (c1870) Lacquer Makie Wooden Lidded Soup / Rice Bowl Bamboo benevolent monk who carries aThis 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