✳︎Product Name: Early Showa Period Arita Ware Gold-Painted Four-Tiered Food Box (Cranes, Mt. Fuji, Daikokuten, Pine, Bamboo, and Plum) ✳︎Material: Porcelain ✳︎Condition: No chips or cracks, but there are slight crazing and stains on the top lid. ✳︎External Dimensions: Height approx. 24.5cm / 15 x 15cm ✳︎Internal Dimensions: 14 x 14cm / Depth approx. 4.8cm ✳︎Weight: Approx. 3kg ✳︎Accessories: Main body only (no original box or explanatory notes) ✳︎Usage: Dishwasher × Microwave × Direct Fire × Stackable ◎ A four-tiered food box from the early Showa period, made of Arita ware. This is a very rare four-tiered box that not only has auspicious designs but also depicts the ancient Japanese prayers for "longevity, prosperity, good fortune, and fulfillment" as a continuous story. The stability unique to porcelain, and its presence when displayed as decoration, in a tokonoma alcove, entrance, or on a shop counter, is exceptional. ◎Design 《Cranes》The depicted cranes are not just symbols of longevity. The posture of the crane, "a crane descending" = implies that good fortune is coming down, and is a composition that also relates to the auspicious expression "kakukiraifuku" (good fortune returns). 《Pine, Bamboo, and Plum》The pine, bamboo, and plum that appear on each tier are a combination of the evergreen pine, the bamboo of integrity and growth, and the noble plum, and are the highest-ranking auspicious motifs in ancient painting themes as the "Three Friends of Winter." They symbolize "a family fortune that is strong in adversity," blooming proudly regardless of the weather. 《Mt. Fuji》Fuji is a sacred mountain in Japan, and in ancient times it was a symbol of the highest rank, "Fuji (not two) = the only one." It also appears in the proverb of the first dream of the year, "First Fuji, second hawk, third eggplant," and together with "nasu (eggplant)," which means "to achieve (a goal)," it is depicted as a sign of good fortune, meaning "rising fortune" and "good luck and prosperity." 《Daikoku-sama》• Rich cheeks and a smile: Daikokuten, with a full smile and a blessed face, a black hood, and a mustache and beard, is combined with Okuninushi-no-Mikoto of Shintoism, and is worshiped as the god of good fortune, the harvest, and the opening of wealth. The auspicious designs are full of motifs wishing for good fortune and the gorgeous brilliance of gold paint! The bamboo leaves and pine, and the lavishly applied gold paint, sparkle and shine depending on the viewing angle, instantly brightening the dining table and making the dishes look even more delicious. ◎⤵︎Search terms Arita ware, Ko-Imari, Kinrande, auspicious designs, auspicious patterns, pine, bamboo, plum, cranes and turtles, #Daikoku-sama, #Daikokuten, Okuninushi-no-Mikoto, Seven Lucky Gods, Mt. Fuji, First Fuji, second hawk, third eggplant, business prosperity, family safety, good health, many customers, good fortune and fulfillment, longevity, good luck and prosperity, success in life, fulfillment of wishes, success prayer, sacred Mt. Fuji, auspicious birds, long-lived cranes, Three Friends of Winter, New Year's decorations, seasonal decorations, antiques, restaurant utensils, tokonoma alcove, #local toys, auspicious food box, good fortune stacking, #food box, #New Year's