Beautiful Old Wooden Labyrinth Game with Hand-painted Lid, Presumed Japanese antique wire work Just a nice

Just a nice

19 1/2" inches long by about 2 3/4 inches wide and deep

1930s or so I'd think

I've bought and sold a lot of beautiful blocks

Beautiful Old Wooden Labyrinth Game with Hand-painted Lid, Presumed Japanese antique wire work Just a niceI 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