A black bowl with a gold crane design • Soup bowl (with lid) • Black lacquer with gold maki-e crane • Crane = longevity and good fortune • Formal occasions (tea ceremonies, celebrations, New Year's, memorial services) Paper (bookmark) "Ishikawa Urushi Bowl" "Hyakuji Chakai Yorokobi no Shirushi" • An explanation of being Ishikawa Prefecture lacquerware • "Hyakuji Chakai" means → Usable for any celebration or tea ceremony Wooden box lid (outside) Contents written: "Takamaki-e Wakamatsu Mon Suimono Wan" • Takamaki-e = high-relief, high-grade maki-e technique • Wakamatsu = prosperity and longevity • Suimono Wan = Usage Inside of the wooden box (signature) Maki-e artist: Naoji Terai • Marked as Ishikawa Urushi Bowl Artist's work (with craftsman's name) This is a very valuable item as it comes with a brand new paulownia wood box! I took it out of the box for photography. Please check the photos for the condition. It came out of my grandfather's house, so I don't know much about it, but if you know more, please do! Please be sure to check all the photos before purchasing. #Takatori-yaki Yoshikawa Kiln Urasenke supervision Soup bowl Tea bowl Even on a stone's throw In a paulownia wood box #Lacquerware #SoupBowl #Lacquer #Maki-e #TeaUtensils #JapaneseTableware #Antique