Hand-painted Gold on Black Japanese Lacquer Box with Figure, Signed folk art carver And the face is pretty

And the face is pretty great too

1940s or so)

with that round and deep lower half offset by its dramatically sloping lid which doubles as a handle

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a church which continues to operate today

Hand-painted Gold on Black Japanese Lacquer Box with Figure, Signed folk art carver And the face is prettyI 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