Early 20th C. Japanese Treen Boxed Horse Roulette Set antique painted box I believe this piece was

I believe this piece was made prior to that year

I believe (based on the handwritten text on their faces) that these eight are Tibetan rather than Mongolian

with some light scratching to the surface of the lacquer

Some loss to the stain

appears unsigned

Early 20th C. Japanese Treen Boxed Horse Roulette Set antique painted box I believe this piece wasI've had a couple of horse roulette sets over the over the years sometimes found inside of wooden apples, and sometimes inside of boxes like this with a painted horse or a pair of them on the face and I'll always scoop them up when I find them as I think they're great looking, and very fun. Made in Japan for the Western market, early 20th century, with the numbered disks serving as means of betting on which horse will win the race. A treat to set the