Taisho Period Chochin Lantern Box furo along with the skills of

along with the skills of making gold inlaid lacquerware from Wajima

The piece is thin walled and very lightweight

It is made of plaster and painted bright colours like folk crafts from the 1950s and 60s

and the fugu have names

They also come with a Japanese language profile paper about tamahagane hibashi and the Myochin family

Taisho Period Chochin Lantern Box furo along with the skills of*THIS ITEM WEIGHS 1985 GRAMS WITHOUT PACKAGING, PLEASE SCROLL TO THE END OF THIS LISTING FOR SHIPPING DETAILS AND UPGRADES. This listing is for an antique chochin paper lantern storage box dated Taisho 5 (1916). It is made of lacquered wood and the front features a kamon family crest. During the Edo period, it was forbidden to walk without lights at night, so every house had to be equipped with portable lanterns. Each household hung a wooden box