outlet Japanese secret box with hidden sequential opening, made in fine wood by the craftsmen of Karakuri Creation Group in Japan.
CHALLENGE: Open the secret sequential box.
Karakuri Small Box is a precious box for valuable objects, a very difficult 3 steps puzzle hardly solvable without the solution.
Karakuri works of Hakone & Odawara area was passed down through generations from the Edo age (1603-1868) and created original techniques. Today, craftsmen continue the making of new works, and the world of the "Karakuri box" continues evolving.
Difficulty: EXTREME 4/6. Average solution time: 30 min. - 30 days.
Puzzle dimensions: 6 x 4,7 x 4,7 cm; Interior space: 3,4 x 2,5 x 3,2 cm.
Handmade in Japan.
Packaged with blister pack with a solution included.
About Karakuri inlay works:
While Hakone was prospering as a tourist resort with hotsprings, many kinds of souvenirs were created. As a result, high technique sand ideas have been designed by many craftsmen who were independent eachother.
Karakuri Creation Group is a group of craftsmen who are creating more interesting and high quality “Trick” things by developing these traditional techniques and historical property. Especially wooden interlocking puzzles and traditional secret boxes which included a puzzle element, were supported by the public. There is noplace in the world like Hakone as a puzzle-producing district.
About Karakuri inlay works:
While Hakone was prospering as a tourist resort with hotsprings, many kinds of souvenirs were created. As a result, high technique sand ideas have been designed by many craftsmen who were independent eachother.
Karakuri Creation Group is a group of craftsmen who are creating more interesting and high quality “Trick” things by developing these traditional techniques and historical property. Especially wooden interlocking puzzles and traditional secret boxes which included a puzzle element, were supported by the public. There is noplace in the world like Hakone as a puzzle-producing district.
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Product code: Outlet Handmade Karakuri Small Puzzle Box 3