Antique Japanese Edo Era (c1850) Pair of Lacquer Makie Wooden Lidded Soup/Rice Bowl Ikebana/Bonsai There are 5 more identical

There are 5 more identical plates available upon request

an indispensable tool in ikebana

5"H x 13"W

Often these received a lot of wear and holes are patched and reinforced with additional backing material of cotton

Antique Japanese Edo Era (c1850) Pair of Lacquer Makie Wooden Lidded Soup/Rice Bowl Ikebana/Bonsai There are 5 more identicalThis 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