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

but what a nice idea

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

and this one is unsigned--so they represent the work of a few different people

with what I believe is lithographed detail for the windows

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