Chinese Writing Box - Black Lacquer butterflies Made with Italian tissue paper

Made with Italian tissue paper

small candies or photographs

68 - 70 inches in diameter

especially if you put gold tin foil eyes and a strip across the head

Chinese Writing Box - Black Lacquer butterflies Made with Italian tissue paperThis gorgeous black lacquer writing box is an antique from the early 1900s. It's scene shows a group of well dressed men, dancing through the forest. It's a lovely landscape of trees, flowers, tall grass and a little bridge across a stream. The box has a brass latch to open. It's in very good condition for it's age and the lacquer looks good on the inside and the latch clicks well. The decorative front looks more subdued than the first picture below