Fabulous 80s style Painted Wood Dog Cutout vintage Burmese box It is signed on the

It is signed on the bottom with what appears to be an FJ to start

head slightly turned and arms positioned at the top of voluminous skirt

but I think it is absolutely fantastic

I believe the animal depicted on the lid of this beautiful presumed Japanese lacquer box is a Shi-shi or Shisa dog-- a creature resembling a cross between a lion and a dog that derives from Okinawan mythology and is perceived to be a ward protecting from evils

Fabulous 80s style Painted Wood Dog Cutout vintage Burmese box It is signed on theThis dog! I'm obsessed with it! I am not entirely sure if it is one of a kind or if there were a number of these produced, but either way I think it's pretty terrific. It seems quintessentially 1980s to me, and reminds me a bit of the cats of Laurel Burch. I just love the colorful hand painted patterning, the squiggly line for a mouth, and then that eye ball looking out of the corner of the eye! How not to feel happy with this guy around??!! 9 1 2"