Japanese Vintage Lacquer Box With Painted Dog and Coasters real voodoo doll I've looked online at other

I've looked online at other vintage ceramic tigers but have not found this one's match

These geometrically patterned candleholders

which I would guess date from the the 1940s or earlier

but I think it’s a wonderful object

Japanese Vintage Lacquer Box With Painted Dog and Coasters real voodoo doll I've looked online at otherI believe the animal depicted on the lid of this beautiful presumed Japanese lacquer box is a Shi shi or Shisa dog a creature resembling a cross between a lion and a dog that derives from Okinawan mythology and is perceived to be a ward protecting from evils. The dog appears to be leaping toward a ball or globe, decorated with gold and silver flowers and flourishes. The box itself, black lacquer with scalloped body, is really lovely, and holds four