JAPANESE LACQUERWARE-TYPE BOWL RED & BLACK 9 3/4 MODERN IMMITATION DISH DISPLAY.
THIS BOWL IS A MODERN TAKE ON THE CLASSIC JAPANESE LACQUERWARE BOWL.
THIS IS THE SIZE OF A LARGE RAMEN BOWL, BUT NOT AS DEEP--ABOUT 2 1/2 TALL AND 9 3/4 WIDE.
PIECE IS PURELY DECORATIVE, HOWEVER, NOT FOR SERVING FOOD.
THE OUTSIDE IS BLACK. THE INSIDE IS RED, SHIMMERY AND BRIGHT--NOT THE FLAT BRICK RED COLOR OF TRADITIONAL LACQUERWARE OR LIKE THE MISO SOUP BOWLS YOU SEE IN ASIAN RESTAURANTS. MORE THAN ONE LAYER OF COLOR WAS APPLIED.
MY MOTHER DID PURCHASE THIS IN JAPAN ABOUT 25-30 YEARS AGO. SO I GUESS THAT MAKES IT VINTAGE.
THE INSIDE BASE BOWL ITSELF, SEEMS TO BE MADE OF ALUMINUM (OR SOME OTHER LIGHTWEIGHT SILVER COLORED METAL). THERE ARE A COUPLE SMALL DINGS ON THE EDGE THAT YOU CAN SEE THE METAL THROUGH.
THE BOTTOM HALF IS COVERED IN SHINY BLACK VENEER OR VINYL. VERY SMOOTH.
THE RED COLOR WAS APPLIED IN A BARELY DISCERNABLE SQUARE PATTERN AND THEN COVERED IN A TYPE OF SHELLAC. UNIQUE METALLIC RED!
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