Japanese Vintage Lacquer Box With Painted Dog and Coasters fun pin As documented in photos

As documented in photos

I can't imagine a child--or an adult

Largely self-taught and consummately curious

They are made of dark brown clay with cream

Japanese Vintage Lacquer Box With Painted Dog and Coasters fun pin As documented in photosI 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