Shirakinuri Tamonidan Bento Box, Large Bamboo Though the design is familiar

Though the design is familiar

or groceries—by folding and tying it in different ways

showing the grain

It’s used to coat wood or bamboo

After throwing the pottery

Shirakinuri Tamonidan Bento Box, Large Bamboo Though the design is familiarA two tier wooden bento box inside covered with red urushi lacquer. Shirakinuri is a traditional Japanese lacquer technique where the natural wood surface is left mostly unpainted, showing the grain, and is coated with a very thin layer of transparent urushi lacquer. A Japanese bento box is a small container, usually rectangular or square, made of wood, or lacquered wood, often with multiple tiers. It has separate compartments to neatly arrange