Japanese Puzzle box - 4 Sun 27 Steps Yosegi/Ichimatsu
Traditional Japanese secret opening boxes were first made in the Hakone region about the 1890's by master woodworker Ryugoro Okawa and are decorated with a veneer called yosegi zaiku marquetry. Today the youngest of the Himitsu-Bako Master craftsman is about 60 years old. This very precise process starts with selecting the wood to be used taking care with the combination of colours to be used, then allowing it to dry, before cutting the wood and then gluing it together to form the desired pattern. Then the box is built and each movement must be tested to ensure all the mechanics of the puzzle are working correctly. Last of all, very thin sheets of the glued patterns called zuku are shaved with a special plane and glued on to the puzzle to give the final marquetry finish to the piece.
4 sun size Japanese puzzle box. 4 sun is a Japanese measurements. 1 sun is about 1.18 inch / 3.0 cm. This puzzle box is opened by 27 steps. The design is Traditional Yosegi and Ichimatsu yosegi. The Japanese puzzle box is made from only wood.
Because each puzzle box is handmade in Japan by individual craftsmen, the pattern on each one will be very similar but may vary slightly from the photo shown here.
The Wood mosaic (Yosegi) patterns of top and bottom panels are differed by each puzzle boxes.
Opening method of the puzzle box : 27 steps
Moving panels and Slide keys : have 4 panels / 2 keys
Outside size : 4.5 x 3.2 x 2.1 inch (115 x 82 x 53 mm)
Inside storage space size : 2.80 x 2.59 x 1.14 inch (72 x 66 x 29 mm)
Include Description (solution sheet of how to open) and the gift box
