Hand-painted Round Wooden Trinket Box with Colorful Fish 80s style 5" inches and in great

5" inches and in great vintage condition

but to me this seems rather an accomplished print for a high schooler…

or at the corner of the desk

and the betel box was an important object

with the care and skill of their maker palpable

Hand-painted Round Wooden Trinket Box with Colorful Fish 80s style 5" inches and in greatI believe this wonderful vintage turned wood trinket box with hand painted fish on top is likely one of a kind; I have found no other like it, and the irregularity of the edge of the black paint makes me think it was made to please its maker rather than for sale. I think the fish is just fantastic, rendered in a pale green, gray, and a soft yellow, with orange and red details, all popping against a glossy black ground. The box measures 3 3 4" in