Japanese Marquetry and Black Lacquer Lidded Box with Interior Tray mid-century pottery goblet it become quite a popular

it become quite a popular little book and so was produced for years to come

telling me that whoever made this broom took great care with its making

they fit nicely into slots on either side of their long

during which she enjoyed exotic desserts like charlotte a la russe and ventured off the beaten path confident in her knowledge of how to steer clear of poisonous hemlock and how to bandage a head wound should things come to that

and the bags with which it is weighted

Japanese Marquetry and Black Lacquer Lidded Box with Interior Tray mid-century pottery goblet it become quite a popularI believe this box is Meiji period Japanese, as I have found a few other pieces cabinets mostly with very very similar marquetry patterning, called Yosegi in Japan, combined with black lacquered interiors as is the case here. What I really love about it is the way the triangular motif plays out across the top and sides, in different varieties of wood subtly and surprisingly defying expectations. Really sharp looking, and a useful box too, with an