Wooden Laquer Kokeshi Head Box W/ Face Hand Painted & Lidded Cute Red Pink Buddhist Mortis and tenon joinery

Mortis and tenon joinery

(front and back are determined on koro by the foot placement

Drawers were likely a mid 20th century addition

these functional sculptural works are meant to be viewed from the bottom and have little extra flourishes underneath

Wooden Laquer Kokeshi Head Box W/ Face Hand Painted & Lidded Cute Red Pink Buddhist Mortis and tenon joineryThis is a lidded wooden lacquer box in the shape of a kokeshi head. The face hair and flowers are all hand painted in colored lacquer. The makers mark can be seen on the bottom (see pic 7). This box remains in good condition. It measures 4 1 2" in diameter and 2 1 2" tall (10 x 6cm).