Japanese Lacquered Wooden Lunch Box Bento Vtg Shunkei-Nuri One Tier Brown L394 Shamisen Two sticks are handles

Two sticks are handles

Usually kept in Buddhist altar Butsudan

and a crisscross lattice of gold

Kanji letters are on the backside of the head

Metal reinforce fittings on the corner

Japanese Lacquered Wooden Lunch Box Bento Vtg Shunkei-Nuri One Tier Brown L394 Shamisen Two sticks are handlesVintage Japanese Lacquered Wood Bento This is a vintage Japanese lacquered bento lunch box called jubako. It is one tier and a caramel brown, true to the shunkei nuri style of lacquerware. The lid has a design of some carved lines in the center. It contains a partition for making four compartments. While it can be used for small meals, it can also be used as a sweets container or kashiki for sencha and tea ceremonies. Brown Wood, lacquer C1970 Item