Auspicious Bird Chrysanthemum Medium Bowl Kumi-dashi with petals carefully carved one Design:Sharaku The material is 100 18732 COLOR_Brown

with petals carefully carved one by one from a lump of clay

"Suri-urushi" is where multiple layers of raw lacquer are rubbed into a wooden surface to create a transparent

a national treasure that is often described as one of the most important works in Japanese art history

designed in the shape of a shell

measuring 23 cm (9 in)

Auspicious Bird Chrysanthemum Medium Bowl Kumi dashi with petals carefully carved one Design:Sharaku The material is 100 18732 COLOR_Brown with petals carefully carved one by one from a lump of clay "Suri urushi" is where multiple layers of raw lacquer are rubbed into a wooden surface to create a transparent