Set of 3 Antique Japanese Meiji Era (c1890's) Red Lacquer Makie Wooden Mt Fuji Hawk Bowl 4.5" Lamp this obi seamlessly combines tradition

this obi seamlessly combines tradition with contemporary elegance

Diameter = 8"

the slight smile all immediately recognizable to anyone familiar with the iconography

Suitable more for the summer season it’s thin walls allow the tea to cool faster during the hot summer months

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Set of 3 Antique Japanese Meiji Era (c1890's) Red Lacquer Makie Wooden Mt Fuji Hawk Bowl 4.5" Lamp this obi seamlessly combines traditionThis is an antique Japanese Meiji Era (c. 1890's) 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, silver and black lacquer) designs of a majestic hawk, Mt Fuji and pine branches. 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