Hand-painted Round Wooden Trinket Box with Colorful Fish 80s style 5" inches and in great

5" inches and in great vintage condition

and a split in the wood down the front of the pants of the largest male figure

and the betel box was an important object

surrounded by silver hardware with engraved decoration

this ceramic vase feels at once ancient and decidedly modern

Hand-painted Round Wooden Trinket Box with Colorful Fish 80s style 5" inches and in greatI believe this wonderful vintage turned wood trinket box with hand painted fish on top is likely one of a kind; I have found no other like it, and the irregularity of the edge of the black paint makes me think it was made to please its maker rather than for sale. I think the fish is just fantastic, rendered in a pale green, gray, and a soft yellow, with orange and red details, all popping against a glossy black ground. The box measures 3 3 4" in