Antique Architectural Wooden Blocks Set in Handmade Hinged Box Japanese lacquer box with coasters meditative effect

meditative effect

) Very pretty

but the front text seems perhaps to be suggesting shopping now and paying later-- though I am not totally sure

] He has many illustrious relatives

3 1/2" x 5 1/2" and in very good condition with one tiny pin hole at top

Antique Architectural Wooden Blocks Set in Handmade Hinged Box Japanese lacquer box with coasters meditative effectThese, because I can never resist a nice old set of wooden blocks, and because I feel like one can never have too many nice old sets of wooden building blocks at one's disposal! Later 19th c. I believe, and large enough to occupy me at least for quite a while! The blocks fit together in two layers in their custom handmade box, perhaps missing one small block but no more than that. I'm really not sure why children should need much more to occupy them