Japanese Horse Roulette in Turned Wooden Box with Great Text on Bottom handprinted ceramic box followed by what I believe

followed by what I believe is 74

at the rate of 18 oz

just great--almost iconic really--with terrific aging to the paint

9" long x 7 1/8" tall x 1 7/8" deep (just the wood)

with a few spots along the left edge (I think probably rubber cement stains) and a couple of small smudges

Japanese Horse Roulette in Turned Wooden Box with Great Text on Bottom handprinted ceramic box followed by what I believeI cannot resist objects like this, which wear the stories of their lives on their sleeves or bottoms, as is the case here. The thing itself is great, and a rare one: a very sweet old turned wood box with terrific galloping red horse on top and roulette wheel inside, which spins super fast, rolling the metal ball around until it lands in one of the recesses, marking the winning horse. One assumes the five little wooden chips stamped with horses 1 5 are