Elegant Antique Black with Gold Stars Lacquer Tea Box (with Silvered Interior) green snake Early 20th century I believe

Early 20th century I believe and rendered in soft grays and browns

lives and works

dipped in white slip and then hand-painted--ivery much n the manner of the work of famous father and son Mexican folk artists Aurelio and Francisco Flores from Izúcar de Matamoros

because how nice to muddle fruit or herbs or other cocktail ingredient with a beautiful muddler

Elegant Antique Black with Gold Stars Lacquer Tea Box (with Silvered Interior) green snake Early 20th century I believeA super sharp and smart looking antique lacquered box, feeling like a night sky filled with tiny golden stars. I believe this was made to function as a tea box, but whether made in Japan or in Europe I am not completely sure, late 19th early 20th I believe. Makes me think of fine Chinese export porcelain very delicately hand painted with gold stars and flourishes, and feels like just the right sort of box to place on the bedside table in a guest room