Japanese Vintage Hand-painted Lacquer Bento Box with Figure Pulling Boat set of 4 with just a bit of

with just a bit of mildewing to the end pages

3” diameter

with just a bit off fading to the orange on the backside and a few white spots

Produced by Marbell Stone Art

whose collection included mid-century and contemporary ceramic works by major artists

Japanese Vintage Hand-painted Lacquer Bento Box with Figure Pulling Boat set of 4 with just a bit ofIm completely charmed by this vintage Japanese round lacquer Bento box with its hand painted figure pulling a little boat, overflowing with a bounty of what appears to be fruit. I think the red and creamy tan color combo of the box is super, as is the pink, gray, and green palette of the figures jacket, all the better for the patterns of dots and waves that animate it and the little red bow holding his hat in place! The handle at the middle of the lid