Taisho Period Chochin Lantern Box furo Insert: L

Insert:  L

This particular doll is ‘Sa-daijin’

along with the skills of making gold inlaid lacquerware from Wajima

3”) across x 13

Taisho Period Chochin Lantern Box furo Insert: L*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