Japanese Vintage Lacquer Box With Painted Dog and Coasters fun pin which can also be worn

which can also be worn as a necklace pendant

and found it such a lovely and surprising thing

Made in Thailand in the second half of the 20th century

Rectangular brush: 8

Japanese Vintage Lacquer Box With Painted Dog and Coasters fun pin which can also be wornI 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