Hand-painted Round Wooden Trinket Box with Colorful Fish red lacquer The vase has its original

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

more pleasure at smaller cost than you ever thought possible

in a powder room

though have not found another like it

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

Hand-painted Round Wooden Trinket Box with Colorful Fish red lacquer The vase has its originalI 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