Antique Chinese Cinnabar Lacquer Round Box with Character for Spring (Chun) and God of Longevity (Shoulao) leapord Just a charming little vintage

Just a charming little vintage trinket box made of paper mache in the shape of a turtle and lacquered in gold and black

and clearly it had been there a very long time

Paper size: 16”x23”

Day on the first yellow bead

Set it on a shelf or attach a hook to the back and hang it on the wall

Antique Chinese Cinnabar Lacquer Round Box with Character for Spring (Chun) and God of Longevity (Shoulao) leapord Just a charming little vintageThis lovely, finely carved antique Chinese cinnabar box features a large representation of the character for spring (chun, an allusion to long life), and a small image of Shoulao, the god of longevity, on its face, with an overflowing bowl below it set against a background of radiating rainbows. This "bowl of treasures" design apparently first appeared in the 16th century, but became famous and more complicated when an extraordinary series of boxes