Japanese Black and Red Lacquer Lidded Box With Silver and Gold Flowers and Arrows original decor with handle

with handle

The piece measures 5

and with silver-toned metal pulls at the center of each drawer

which may once have read "CHINA" backwards (now it reads "HINA")

These plates were purchased from the estate of a prominent choreographer in Boston's Beacon Hill neighborhood

Japanese Black and Red Lacquer Lidded Box With Silver and Gold Flowers and Arrows original decor with handleCan one ever have too many pretty boxes handily storing odds and ends whole looking great doing it? This striking vintage Japanese lacquer one features a burgundy red, scallop edged bottom half, and top half, with handle, hand painted with silver and gold flowers and arrows in relief. At six and a half inches in diameter, it is large enough to hold several pieces of chunky jewelry, a few sets of keys, or enough chocolates to make it through the week!