A pair of Japanese lacquerware bowls (wan) and soup bowls (shiruwan) from the Meiji era, over 100 years old. These are of a level used in high-class restaurants. I fell in love with the gold-lacquered butterflies at an antique shop in Kyoto a long time ago, and purchased them for about 18,000 yen each. They are in almost unused condition. Currently, similar wooden, genuine lacquerware with gold lacquer details cost around 30,000 yen at department stores like Mitsukoshi. These are of high value due to the extensive use of gold lacquer. Craftsmen have carved these bowls into beautiful shapes from natural wood, and they are finished with multiple layers of Japanese natural lacquer. Auspicious cranes, pine, bamboo, and plum blossoms are artistically depicted in three-dimensional gold lacquer. The amount of gold lacquer used is rare. Currently, over 90% of the lacquer used in Japan is imported from China, making Japanese natural lacquerware precious. The bowls are finished in a very beautiful jet-black color, achieved by repeatedly applying lacquer to the natural wood base. You can enjoy elegant servings of soup, zoni (New Year's mochi soup), and miso soup. They allow you to feel history while creating a gorgeous dining experience and a high-class, artistic atmosphere. ◯ Size (cm) Height: 8 (including lid), 5.5 (bowl) Diameter: 12 Also on sale: Yamada Heian-do, wild birds, sparrows, birds, New Year's, zoni Antique, vintage, brocante, Orne de Feuilles, vintage antique figurines, feng shui, fine art, antiques, Buddhist altar fittings, old art, antiques, Buddhism, Buddha statues, Oriental art, Amitabha, tea ceremony utensils, old tools, art gallery, modernism, modern art, contemporary art, African art, primitive art, art, museum, art, mid-century, Japan Folk Crafts Museum, Cubism, Asian goods, Scandinavian goods, American toys, American goods, Showa retro, Taisho, Meiji, Edo, romance, dolls, bisque dolls, figurines, figures, Disney, Arabia, Marimekko, Alessi, Lisa Larson, Bernard Leach, Sori Yanagi, Takashi Murakami, Arita ware, Kutani ware, Ko-Imari, Imari, Yachimun, Onta ware, Koransha, Seto novelty, Shigaraki ware, Mashiko ware, Daigo kiln, Kyo-yaki, Omuro-yaki, Awata-yaki, Bizen ware, Mino ware, Hasami ware, Seto ware, Tamba ware, Ibe ware, Kiyomizu-yaki, Kyo-yaki, Hakusan porcelain, bowls, tea utensils, Akazu ware, Fukagawa Seiji