Wonderful Old Handmade, Hand-painted Wooden Ducks in a Row Puzzle cat on post The blocks themselves are in

The blocks themselves are in great shape

This pumpkin-shaped (or sometimes described as melon-shaped) rich green and bright orange lacquer box with incised vine

with some spotting to the front of the right leg and some scratching and old sticker mark on the reverse

sort of a mystery

Wonderful Old Handmade, Hand-painted Wooden Ducks in a Row Puzzle cat on post The blocks themselves are inI love whoever made this puzzle so much such a clever and brilliantly executed thing, I think!. Though I've photographed it in two segments, all of the pieces fit together to form one long linear whole, with the cutout at the left of each piece fitting one particular beak. Great old paint, terrific color, beautifully aged, just fabulous. 1920s 40s I would guess. 20 1 4" long x 3" tall x 1 8" thick when configured and in great condition.