Antique Japanese Edo Era (c1850) Pair of Lacquer Makie Wooden Lidded Soup/Rice Bowl Ainu Each box is covered with

Each box is covered with over twenty layers of lacquer

The drawer interiors are made of kiri (paulownia)

Forged iron side handles aid in transporting this chest even when fully loaded with documents (see picture 7)

This is a fine professional grade blade originally thought to be used as a bamboo splitting knife

Vintage Japanese White Rabbit made of ceramic

Antique Japanese Edo Era (c1850) Pair of Lacquer Makie Wooden Lidded Soup/Rice Bowl Ainu Each box is covered withThis is an antique Japanese late Edo Era (c. 1850) gold and red lacquer lidded bowl. 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 type of bowl was often used for soup or rice. Having been in storage for over a century, and looking