Hand-painted Round Wooden Trinket Box with Colorful Fish red lacquer and with its gorgeous painterly

and with its gorgeous painterly glazing has a different personality from every angle

I love its clunkiness

Each measures 2

but it would also be great for serving nuts

The vase has its original sticker on the bottom reading San Pacific San Francisco

Hand-painted Round Wooden Trinket Box with Colorful Fish red lacquer and with its gorgeous painterlyI believe this wonderful vintage turned wood trinket box with hand painted fish on top is likely one of a kind; I have found no other like it, and the irregularity of the edge of the black paint makes me think it was made to please its maker rather than for sale. I think the fish is just fantastic, rendered in a pale green, gray, and a soft yellow, with orange and red details, all popping against a glossy black ground. The box measures 3 3 4" in