Japanese Orange Lacquer Nesting Box with Gold Cranes gilded box Sturges Allen covers only the

Sturges Allen covers only the most critical of information for the international traveller: “Bill of Fare Vocabulary”

as documented in photos--largely only noticeable under bright light and magnification

which has kept it perfectly flat and crisp over the years

Examples like this one

most others that I have found are stamped on the bottom

Japanese Orange Lacquer Nesting Box with Gold Cranes gilded box Sturges Allen covers only theThis lovely round Japanese lacquer box, c. 1920s, is the most perfect warm shade of orange, and features a design of three cranes on top rendered in gold, black and silver, in very slight relief. Inside are five lacquer bowls of diminishing size, one inside the next. A very elegant piece that would hold its own amid any collection of beautiful boxes. 3 1 4" in diameter and 2 5 8" tall. It is in very good condition, with a few small scratches to the