TWO JAPANESE LACQUERED RICE CONTAINERS, MEIJI PERIOD (1868-1912) TWO JAPANESE LACQUERED RICE CONTAINERS, MEIJI PERIOD (1868-1912) TWO JAPANESE LACQUERED RICE CONTAINERS, MEIJI PERIOD (1868-1912) TWO JAPANESE LACQUERED RICE CONTAINERS, MEIJI PERIOD (1868-1912) TWO JAPANESE LACQUERED RICE CONTAINERS, MEIJI PERIOD (1868-1912) TWO JAPANESE LACQUERED RICE CONTAINERS, MEIJI PERIOD (1868-1912) TWO JAPANESE LACQUERED RICE CONTAINERS, MEIJI PERIOD (1868-1912) TWO JAPANESE LACQUERED RICE CONTAINERS, MEIJI PERIOD (1868-1912) TWO JAPANESE LACQUERED RICE CONTAINERS, MEIJI PERIOD (1868-1912) TWO JAPANESE LACQUERED RICE CONTAINERS, MEIJI PERIOD (1868-1912)

TWO JAPANESE LACQUERED RICE CONTAINERS, MEIJI PERIOD (1868-1912)

Reference: ART2001644

Pair of lacquered Kansai-style lidded ohitsu 関西おひつ (rice containers) complete with a pair of lacquered rice spoons. The ohitsu feature a crest 紋 (mon) depicting a bell flower in a circle 丸に桔梗 (maru ni kikyô). Rendered in golden hiramaki-e 平蒔絵 (low-relief lacquer design) on a glossy black lacquer substrate. The body adorned with two dark red lacquered bands. The unique feature of the Kansai ohitsu is its lid, which is a flat, round wooden board with a pair of bar-shaped handles that are placed on top of the ohitsu. The interiors coated with a vermillion red finish. Height 22.3 cm, Diameter 37.7 cm. In a good original condition with some traces of wear conform age and use.