Japanese Lacquered Papier Mache Box with Three Scholars River Hill Pottery bowl lathe turned

lathe turned

and the tiny flowers here and there are just the perfect punctuation

One could also very easily thread string or wire through the holes and hang them from the wall or ceiling

via a handy key

He's seen some use

Japanese Lacquered Papier Mache Box with Three Scholars River Hill Pottery bowl lathe turnedThis may be my favorite lacquered box I've had and I've gathered a fair number of lacquer boxes! It's the patterns of the kimono of the three figures that really makes it for me so elegant, and with that gold just popping against the black ground. I especially love the gesture of the figure with unrolled scroll before him, and the figure to his right with serenely attentive expression and arms locked gracefully behind him. Really a striking box, and