Japanese Vintage Hand-painted Lacquer Bento Box with Figure Pulling Boat antique bowl rendered in purple

rendered in purple

this is truly an exquisitely woven piece

I believe--have so much grace and character

tethered by wire

Japanese Vintage Hand-painted Lacquer Bento Box with Figure Pulling Boat antique bowl rendered in purpleIm 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