Black and Gold Lacquer Turtle Shaped Box cast iron Japanese owl I especially love the man

I especially love the man and woman at either end

PA in 1933

This book is worth owning for the list of patterns alone--- which includes large-scale elements but also such intimate ones as "sitting wall

with a spring that enables its beak (red on the inside

with the tiniest interior egg very tiny indeed

Black and Gold Lacquer Turtle Shaped Box cast iron Japanese owl I especially love the manJust a charming little vintage trinket box made of paper mache in the shape of a turtle and lacquered in gold and black. I love the geometric black patterning against the shiny gold, and how protective the shell lid feels in relation to the box below, plus those great tiny little eyes of the turtle peering out curiously on either side! Very sweet, and a great little box for stashing something special. 5" long x 3" wide x 2" tall and in great vintage