Jewelry Boxes

Beautiful vintage box probably made to hold cigarettes but it will hold small treasures just as well. The lid and sides are enamel on flower patterned Copper. Enamel is the most beautiful vivid shade of Royal Blue. Held by prongs on the lid is a scene of two scholars, seated at a table with accessories, being served dinner by a woman in traditional clothing. Very nicely done carving, it is done in bone and sectional. The three sections are then assembled as a small puzzle. It is also hand colored as in traditional Japanese carved Ivory. My feeling is that this is a piece from China and not Japan, hence the use of bone and not Ivory. Beautiful object, regardless.