Hand-painted Gold on Black Japanese Lacquer Box with Figure, Signed hand-thrown bowl bracket or dowel

bracket or dowel

do I find these old dominoes beautiful

making it feel all the more a special object

Classic Arts and Crafts style in color and form

Hand-painted Gold on Black Japanese Lacquer Box with Figure, Signed hand-thrown bowl bracket or dowelI love a good lacquer box, and really love the imagery on this one, with this serene looking cross legged figure, a monk I assume, holding up a brush in one hand and flag like page in the other, painted with what I'd assume is the kanji or signature of its maker. And then those great trees and islands in the background, with abstracted bird flying overhead. I assume this lacquered papier mache box is early 20th century Japanese. The interior is a deep