Small Treen Barrel Shaped Box with Painted Decoration antique ginger jar at least references that of

at least references that of a Japanese Mizushashi or cold water container

and hand-carved and hand-painted

) just below the bottom right leaf: "Hunt

which contrasts perfectly with "End of the / Honeymoon" right before it

This is a beautiful and super useful old horsehair work brush made by the Phoenix Brush Company

Small Treen Barrel Shaped Box with Painted Decoration antique ginger jar at least references that ofI've rarely met a little treen box I didn't like, but I think this is an especially nice one, with a barrel form, tight fitting threaded lid, and hand painted decoration on both top and bottom. A good one for holding pills or other precious little things, or just to add to the box collection. 1 11 16" t x 1 3 4" in diameter. Late 19th century I would think, and in very good overall condition. There is a bit of roughness and one tiny chip around the,