Japanese Brushed Lacquer Wood Lidded Fumibako Letter Box Vtg Simple Brown FB88 trees rin bell: 13 cm wide

rin bell: 13 cm wide x 5

Shishi lion design in a bowl

The top surface has an indentation for a cup to fit neatly on it

The entire design is made from lines of small dots

Some kanji on lid: fukusa

Japanese Brushed Lacquer Wood Lidded Fumibako Letter Box Vtg Simple Brown FB88 trees rin bell: 13 cm wideJapanese Brushed Lacquer Lidded Fumibako Letter Box This is a Japanese brushed lacquer wooden letter box (fumibako). It is traditionally used to store letters, small books, important documents, paper, and other stationary items. It is also often used for Buddhist items, such as altar prayer books, prayer beads, charms, and for incense storage. This angular, rectangular medium brown brushed lacquered box with a simple design has a lid that drops down