Extra Long Antique gilt-Painted Wooden Incense Box with a Secret Drawer. One side is painted with detailed work of a scenery of a fisherman on a boat in the middle with two large winged birds on the side as well as many stylized coin design. The other side is gilt-painted with a couple scholars playing chess outdoor with an attendant nearby, with two longevity deer on the sides as well as coin motif. The two narrow sides on the ends are painted with a bat on each side. One side has a secret long drawer. It is not clear what the box was used for or if it did have a lid, but possibly it might have been used as a long incense box or stand, or possibly a storage box for a small scroll. 19th century.

Dimensions: 21 1/4" Lx 2 1/4" W x 2 5/8" H

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