I lucked into this little bowl at a local auction but I can't get much info on it.Plus I'm not sure if it's Chinese or Japanese.I was thinking China but I was told elsewhere it was from Japan.It's 4.25 inches across and almost 1.5 deep.The box it came in is slightly larger but not by much,it has to lay on the side at an angle to fit.
I was told the phone numbers on one of the cards were to hotels.Don't know.
Here are the pics of it,the box and 2 business sized cards that were inside.Is anyone able to translate the writing? And maybe have an idea about the year it was made?Also the box is a work of art in itself.It's 3 pieces stapled together at the corners and then the striped paper is over this.The lid is made the same way and the staples actually turn the corners.How cool is that?
Thanks in advance.You folks here are all pretty much awesome!