Located in Point Richmond, CA
Obento-Bako (Lunch Box), bamboo, Japanese, Meiji period
Woven bamboo basket case, edged with black bamboo flat strips. Bronze hinges, clasp (missing pin) and metal handles at both ends with a cotton string for carrying. Curved form of the basket lid is shaped to meet the form of the nested tin-washed boxes held together by a handwoven cotton strip. The various sections of the boxes would hold cold rice, cooked vegetables or fish and pickles. Tin insert: 6" x 4" x 2"
Ref: YO NO BI, "The Beauty of Japanese Folk Art" by Wiilliam Jay Rathbun with contributions by Michael Knight...
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20th Century Japanese Folk Art Tin More Folk Art