French Olive Wood Souvenir Box from Epinal with Hand-painted Bird Japanese sake bottle There is a terrific directness

There is a terrific directness but also specificity of the print

purchased from the estate of a gallerist and collection who had accumulated many very fine textiles from around the world

” A wonderful example of experimentation with both the form and content of a periodical publication and fantastic portrait of a particular cultural milieu at a super dynamic time

though I have not found another like it

French Olive Wood Souvenir Box from Epinal with Hand-painted Bird Japanese sake bottle There is a terrific directnessI've found a few other old French hand painted souvenir boxes, but none anywhere close to as lovely as this one, made of beautiful olive wood, and with this charming bird on wispy branch painted on the lid, a red headed swallow I think? In the corner, in perfect cursive, is painted Epinal, a city in Northeastern France. The proportions of the box are terrific too, with these great rounded corners, plus a key hole on the front though there is no longer