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

Though the design is familiar

showing the grain

Use a pot holder to touch while and right after cooking

with the same pattern appearing on both sides in contrasting colors

but a natural result of the production process

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