Japanese Vintage Hand-painted Lacquer Bento Box with Figure Pulling Boat antique bowl circa 1930s

circa 1930s

18" drop on strap

in order that they fit into the smaller-scale ice boxes of the day--and they remain handy still

tethered by wire

Japanese Vintage Hand-painted Lacquer Bento Box with Figure Pulling Boat antique bowl circa 1930sIm completely charmed by this vintage Japanese round lacquer Bento box with its hand painted figure pulling a little boat, overflowing with a bounty of what appears to be fruit. I think the red and creamy tan color combo of the box is super, as is the pink, gray, and green palette of the figures jacket, all the better for the patterns of dots and waves that animate it and the little red bow holding his hat in place! The handle at the middle of the lid