Hand-Painted Red Chinese Five-Drawer Mahjong Box / Jewelry Box rounded lidded box a mother and child

a mother and child

This vintage wooden crow call

delicate form and is glazed the palest

I especially love the treatment of the body of this kayaker #8: black for the helmet

made of earthenware shaped by coil construction

Hand-Painted Red Chinese Five-Drawer Mahjong Box / Jewelry Box rounded lidded box a mother and childThis hand painted Chinese jewelry box just makes me happy. I have learned that boxes like this were made to house Mahjong sets, but now it would make a terrific jewelry box. I love the shape of the silver pulls at the center of each of the five drawers, and the wonderful painted decoration everywhere, especially the two groups of rather mysterious looking figures in landscapes on either side of the box. Plus those handy carrying handles on top! There