Antique Japanese Edo Era (c1850) Pair of Lacquer Makie Wooden Lidded Soup/Rice Bowl Ikebana/Bonsai often translated as "cloth bag")

often translated as "cloth bag")

Vintage Japanese silk Shibori style Haori coat in deep pink with a weave pattern

Great as a stand alone piece of art or as a lovely bud vase or even as a sake or wine decanter

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

after multiple firings and polishing

Antique Japanese Edo Era (c1850) Pair of Lacquer Makie Wooden Lidded Soup/Rice Bowl Ikebana/Bonsai often translated as "cloth bag")This 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