[SHAD0W]

Heyup!

I picked up this interesting little number today from a Second Hand Shop for a fiver.

I was wondering if anyone can help me identify the scene that has been carved into the tabletop (covered with glass) and the markings around the edges? I can see a woman with tea and another playing the koto, not sure what else is in the background though? I'm sure I recognise the face on the legs. Is it a god? Or is it the dog that's always atop the statues?

I don't know what colour it's supposed to be but somebody has badly repainted it with the colour you can see and they have accidently gone over the gold painted detail in lots of places. What colour would furniture of this type have been traditionally in Japan?

I'm thinking of sanding and repainting it myself, maybe black with silver details? If you were to repaint this table, what colours would you use?