Lacquer box (maki-e technique) with a pattern of bamboo and chrysanthemums (if the chrysanthemum, called kiku in Japanese, is the imperial symbol in Japan, it is the symbol of happiness and good health throughout Asia).
Japanese lacquer box
Lacquer box (maki-e technique) with a pattern of bamboo and chrysanthemums (if the chrysanthemum, called kiku in Japanese, is the imperial symbol in Japan, it is the symbol of happiness and good health throughout Asia).
19th century