Beautiful Old Wooden Labyrinth Game with Hand-painted Lid, Presumed Japanese antique wire work When his coat is pulled

When his coat is pulled up

which suits it very well and allows for appreciating her from 360 degrees

I've bought and sold a lot of beautiful blocks

but what a nice idea

with what I believe is lithographed detail for the windows

Beautiful Old Wooden Labyrinth Game with Hand-painted Lid, Presumed Japanese antique wire work When his coat is pulledI believe this was most likely made in Japan, early 20th century or so, as the manner and decoration reminds me very much of antique Japanese wooden nesting eggs and horse racing games inside treen boxes I've found on a few occasions. I've been having a bit of a moment with beautiful old labyrinth maze games puzzles, here with not one by six wooden balls that one wants to get through the opening on one side of "home" at the center. Beautifully