Shu-Hiraizumi lacquerware is a traditional craft of Iwate Prefecture, passed down for over 800 years. This is a luxurious pair of lidded rice bowls for a couple, featuring contrasting colors of vermilion and black lacquer. They are one of the highest-grade bowls among the Shu-Hiraizumi bowls, known as Rikyū-style rice bowls. The base is made of natural wood. One bowl has vermilion lacquer on the outside and a subdued vermilion lacquer on the inside (Photos 5-8). The other bowl has black lacquer on the outside, creating a color contrast, and the same vermilion lacquer on the inside (Photos 9-12). The vermilion lacquer bowl features black cloud patterns, and the black lacquer bowl features vermilion cloud patterns, with gold leaf diamond shapes and pine needles applied on top. Bamboo is depicted on the lid of the vermilion lacquer bowl, and pine on the black lacquer bowl, creating auspicious designs. The luster of the lacquer and the gold leaf are beautiful. The vermilion color is slightly more subdued than in the photos. These are unused items that have been stored. They come in a paulownia wood box. 【Size】 Bowl diameter: Approximately 12 cm Bowl height: Approximately 5.4 cm Height with lid: Approximately 8.5 cm