light wood

Japan 19th century

Dimensions: Height 10 cm Width 5 cm Depth 2 cm

Weight: 69 grams

Delicate container made of several stacked parts usually held together by a string running through a hole in the side of each boxes. The whole piece is decorated with a geometrical pattern with a reserve on each side showing birds. One side shows a bird of prey sitting on a branch and the other side shows two cranes standing underneath a pine tree.