Japanese Lacquer Box

Japanese lidded box made from hand-turned wood, covered in coffee-brown lacquer. Gilt and red decoration, including spider Chrysanthemums. This box has a (repaired) crack. Lacquerware is extremely durable, and impervious to most liquids. Un-pigmented, it is a dark brown, but most lacquerware is colored black or red with iron pigments.

6.5” x 5”