Antique Japanese c 1920 2 Tiered Lidded Lacquer Kasane Jubako Bento Box w/Handle Sake What a way to reuse

What a way to reuse and repurpose

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It is decorated with a Phoenix and Paulownia flower motif

Large quantities arrived in Europe as Chinese export porcelain in the early 18th century and it was copied at Meissen and elsewhere

It measures about 3 1/2" (7

Antique Japanese c 1920 2 Tiered Lidded Lacquer Kasane Jubako Bento Box w/Handle Sake What a way to reuseThis is an antique Japanese two level food box known as a jubako made of Japanese (cryptomeria) wood in the Taisho (c. 1920). Both levels nest together with a lid that fits on top. It is well made with all wooden pin construction and has its original multiple coats of Japanese lacquer finish. There is a natural lacquer on the outsides and inside of the box the carrying handle is attached to the bottom box. the lid has curved over the last century as