Hand-painted Gold on Black Japanese Lacquer Box with Figure, Signed hand-thrown bowl With handles on either side

With handles on either side

Classic Arts and Crafts style in color and form

involving spelling

and then smartly looped through the weave of the basket below

Such a luscious vase

Hand-painted Gold on Black Japanese Lacquer Box with Figure, Signed hand-thrown bowl With handles on either sideI love a good lacquer box, and really love the imagery on this one, with this serene looking cross legged figure, a monk I assume, holding up a brush in one hand and flag like page in the other, painted with what I'd assume is the kanji or signature of its maker. And then those great trees and islands in the background, with abstracted bird flying overhead. I assume this lacquered papier mache box is early 20th century Japanese. The interior is a deep