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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;bluumz, post: 9508183, member: 649&quot;]From the form of the hole in the top section, I&#039;m wondering if it may once have had a lid... like a ginger jar.</p><p>Therefore... a potpourri jar? IE: store the potpourri in the (lidded) top section and, when desired, place some in the bowl in the perforated bottom section.</p><p>I believe the incised markings on the sides are meant to evoke bamboo, so quite possibly of Japanese origin.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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