Spectacular Large Gold Painted Tramp Art Box with Many Hearts public school I love envisioning its maker

I love envisioning its maker sitting down with ink pen

losing the tips of his ears and one of his horns as well as some of his paint in the process

and it was really beautifully carved

long enough to conceal your entire arm

I never tire of gorgeous cinnabar colored Burmese lacquer betel boxes like this one

Spectacular Large Gold Painted Tramp Art Box with Many Hearts public school I love envisioning its makerQuite a box! and one which I think would make the ultimate Valentine for one's love or one's self! This box is quite large, but the density of the design, beauty of execution, and excellence of its condition makes it feel not too much at all. Super sculptural, beautifully crafted, radiant, and happily able to hold a bunch of stuff inside. Not a missing bit that I can see, and the gold paint has mellowed just the right amount. The hinged lid opens