Modernist Japanese Deco Lacquer Stacking Boxes black and umber 11 3/4" t x 4"

11 3/4" t x 4" w

Lengths of the sides are: 12 1/2”

so I won't be sad if no one buys them

where it looks like there once was a handle

The top lifts off easily and is pretty sturdy should one wish to hold some special treasure in it now

Modernist Japanese Deco Lacquer Stacking Boxes black and umber 11 3/4" t x 4"I don't know the maker on this, but definitely Japanese, c. 1920s 40s I believe, and really beautiful. The gold brown not quite gold, not quite mustard, not quite brown really does it for me combined with the red and black, and the target like lid is just the right topper. Three boxes in one, configurable in various ways if one likes. Feels very Bauhaus era (I thought perhaps German or Austrian from a distance) but also very Japanese. Just right. 5 7