Finely Chip-Carved Dark-Stained Wooden Box hand hoe which resulted in terrific details

which resulted in terrific details on the faces and bodies of the figures and the widely branching trees

and is indisputably very fine

just such a satisfying form

and clearly very old

Finely Chip-Carved Dark-Stained Wooden Box hand hoe which resulted in terrific detailsThis is really a wonderful box, very finely carved on all sides and stained a terrific near black. The carving is just fantastic, densely covering every inch of the top and most of the sides all very painstakingly done, but revealing the hand of its maker through small imperfections here and there. IReally lovely, in great shape, and of a very useful size for holding all manner of things. There is a bit of wear to the stain in spots, and very small