Antique Painted Bentwood Box with Gold Flying Cranes glove mold sometimes artistic weavings can feel

sometimes artistic weavings can feel a bit too 1970s and/or recent hipster to me

with a stronger use of an orange-yellow

I have not attempted to polish the copper on the back

"Burial dolls" have continued to be produced by contemporary indigenous and Mestizo cultures of the Andean region

wide trunk-like legs

Antique Painted Bentwood Box with Gold Flying Cranes glove mold sometimes artistic weavings can feelThis dark green painted bentwood box features finely rendered flying gold painted cranes or herons amid curling lines evocative of clouds or water. Executed in a Japanese influenced art nouveau style, I would guess this box dates to the late 19th century. The underside of the lid and interior bottom of the box is lined with dark green fabric with a little padding underneath. Really lovely, it would be great for holding jewelry, sewing supplies (I