{"product_id":"vintage-japanese-hand-carved-solid-wood-box-pheasant-blossom-relief-casket-mid-20th-century","title":"Vintage Japanese Hand-Carved Solid Wood Box - Pheasant \u0026 Blossom Relief Casket, Mid-20th Century","description":"\u003cp\u003eSome objects simply ask to be picked up, and this one practically leaps into your hands. A vintage Japanese box carved from a single block of solid hardwood, every surface worked in deep relief with a pheasant gliding through a drift of cherry and plum blossom. The carving wraps the lid and continues around all four sides, so there is no dull angle to hide. Decades of handling have softened the high points to a warm, glowing patina, the kind of honest age you cannot fake with a tin of stain.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe generously proportioned lid lifts cleanly away to reveal a plain, golden-toned interior with a fitted rim, ready for rings, cufflinks, stamps, or whatever small treasures you like to keep close. It is solid, weighty and beautifully tactile. Equal parts sculpture and useful keepsake box.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eStyling \u0026amp; Collectors Inspiration\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis little carved jewel loves the company of other hand-worked Asian woodwork. Sit it beside the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/decosmutia.com\/products\/antique-chinese-wood-carving\"\u003eAntique Chinese Wood Carving with Gilded Motifs\u003c\/a\u003e for a layered, scholarly-table feel, or let it anchor a shelf below the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/decosmutia.com\/products\/%F0%9F%8E%AD-antique-japanese-kyogen-mask-deme-school-kaminari-kappa-spirit-19th-century-hand-carved-wood-with-urushi-lacque\"\u003eAntique Japanese Kyogen Mask\u003c\/a\u003e for a properly Japanese vignette. Collectors of fine carving will want to pair it with the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/decosmutia.com\/products\/set-of-three-hand-carved-chinese-opera-masks-in-hardwood-miniature-wall-sculptures\"\u003eSet of Three Hand-Carved Chinese Opera Masks in Hardwood\u003c\/a\u003e, while a styled bookshelf gets real character flanked by the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/decosmutia.com\/products\/pair-of-solid-exotic-wood-bookends-hand-carved-wild-lion-heads-vintage-decorative-bookends-18-cm\"\u003ePair of Solid Exotic Wood Bookends with Carved Lion Heads\u003c\/a\u003e. On a dressing table, an entrance console or a writing desk, it earns its keep and then some.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVintage Japanese hand-carved box, mid-20th century\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSolid hardwood, carved from a single block with a lift-off lid\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDeep relief decoration: a pheasant among cherry and plum blossoms, continued around all four sides\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWarm aged patina with naturally darkened high points\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlain golden-toned interior with a fitted rim\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eApproximate dimensions: 17 cm long x 11 cm wide x 9 cm high\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCondition: very good honest vintage condition, with light wear and age consistent with use; no structural damage. A small loss is present along one rim edge, in keeping with its age\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOrigin: Japan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e📦 Free Insured International Shipping\u003cbr\u003e\nThis item includes free insured worldwide shipping.\u003cbr\u003e\nIt will be carefully packaged by our experienced team to ensure safe arrival.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Antiques De Cosmutia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53237914534154,"sku":"216","price":185.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0845\/1548\/8010\/files\/IMG_3556AAA.jpg?v=1781914845","url":"https:\/\/decosmutia.com\/products\/vintage-japanese-hand-carved-solid-wood-box-pheasant-blossom-relief-casket-mid-20th-century","provider":"Antiques De Cosmutia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}