Japanese Orange Lacquer Nesting Box with Gold Cranes candle sticks Flat woven of wool in

Flat woven of wool in a subtle palette of cream

I'd guess well over a hundred years

with black and silver "In Memorium" ribbon on reverse

The image is based on a well-known photograph of Kerouac

so I removed the print from the backing it was attached to (cutting carefully through old masking tape to do so) and have put it in a simple black frame with white matte

Japanese Orange Lacquer Nesting Box with Gold Cranes candle sticks Flat woven of wool inThis lovely round Japanese lacquer box, c. 1920s, is the most perfect warm shade of orange, and features a design of three cranes on top rendered in gold, black and silver, in very slight relief. Inside are five lacquer bowls of diminishing size, one inside the next. A very elegant piece that would hold its own amid any collection of beautiful boxes. 3 1 4" in diameter and 2 5 8" tall. It is in very good condition, with a few small scratches to the