This light-weight carved wooden lacquer box has a lifting style door on the top with a deep storage underneath and a narrow bottom drawer. It as large old brass fitting all over except for the replaced back hinges. The inside of the box also has the original old black lacquer. The top of the box is carved in an "Yin (of Yin-Yang)" style with delicate strokes carved into the surface of the wood and lacquer with a lovely picture of flowering peony plants growing behind tall rocks with grass on the foreground. The old brass fittings at the front include large rectangular shape in Ruyi form on the top, with a bat shape brass plate at the face of the bottom. The two plates are designed to be able to be locked together by a long fold-able latch, making the objects inside the box more secured while moving the box. The two sides have brass handles for easy carrying with minor losses on the small brass pads. Late 19 to early 20th century.

Dimensions: 13 5/8" L x 8 1/8" M x 6 5/8" H

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