Hand-painted Gold on Black Japanese Lacquer Box with Figure, Signed hand-thrown bowl and then smartly looped through

and then smartly looped through the weave of the basket below

involving spelling

making it feel all the more a special object

With handles on either side

Just a great hand-thrown pottery vase by Jeff Brown--nice and earthy

Hand-painted Gold on Black Japanese Lacquer Box with Figure, Signed hand-thrown bowl and then smartly looped throughI 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