Japanese Vintage Lacquer Box With Painted Dog and Coasters vessels It certainly puts me in

It certainly puts me in that sort of an earth goddess-y mood

as well as amid a collection of lacquerware or Asiatica

10 3/4 x 4 x 2 7/8"

The piece measures 7” long x 6

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Japanese Vintage Lacquer Box With Painted Dog and Coasters vessels It certainly puts me inI believe the animal depicted on the lid of this beautiful presumed Japanese lacquer box is a Shi shi or Shisa dog a creature resembling a cross between a lion and a dog that derives from Okinawan mythology and is perceived to be a ward protecting from evils. The dog appears to be leaping toward a ball or globe, decorated with gold and silver flowers and flourishes. The box itself, black lacquer with scalloped body, is really lovely, and holds four