Antique Japanese MeijiEra (c1870) Lacquer Makie Wooden Lidded Soup / Rice Bowl Ukiyoe This carving measures 26" long

This carving measures 26" long by 10" wide by 1" thick (66 x 25

This is a very special Tsuba

A beautiful example of Japanese lacquerware

The blocks were carved by Jacoulet's long time master carver Kantaro Maeda

there is an old chip and crack on the edge

Antique Japanese MeijiEra (c1870) Lacquer Makie Wooden Lidded Soup / Rice Bowl Ukiyoe This carving measures 26" longThis 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