Antique Carved Wood Durian Shaped Box with Interior Lacquer and Gilding vintage ceramics on the back of a

on the back of a sofa or bench

or a throw

I’m completely charmed by this vintage Japanese round lacquer Bento box with its hand-painted figure pulling a little boat

and signed JJP

smooth surface

Antique Carved Wood Durian Shaped Box with Interior Lacquer and Gilding vintage ceramics on the back of aThis may just be my favorite little box ever. It took me a while, but thanks to the help of Instagram followers! I have now learned that it is shaped like a Durian fruit, native to Southeast Asia, and I have now found a few examples of others similar all quite extraordinary (and quite precious!) It seems these may be specifically native to the town of Palembang in Sumatra, Indonesia. The quality and wear to that lacquer makes me fairly certain it is