Hand Painted Papier-mâché Display Box with Calligraphy : C1900 Japan Indonesian batik Printed on cotton cloth

Printed on cotton cloth

a couple of the darker roundels have some slight colour run

The gilt metal threads are a little discoloured with age and have a lovely antique patina as you would expect in an item of this antiquity

With a central motif of intertwining golden serpents with bowers of fruits and flowers on either side the work in this small piece is of the highest quality

These colourful folk costumes were traditionally worn for celebrations and festivals

Hand Painted Papier-mâché Display Box with Calligraphy : C1900 Japan Indonesian batik Printed on cotton clothDating from the turn of the 19th and 20th century around 1900, this wonderful antique hand painted papier mach box from Japan. Painted a rich earthy rust brown it has brush pen painted, ink black calligraphy on every surface, top bottom and also on the inside of the lid and base. We have been told that the lid reads Look at this flower branch theres a fragrance of wind and dew This is so lovely in every way, just the right amount of wear, and we feel