Lacquer Box with Fantastical Creature Handmade in Kashmir, India woodcut print Any breakfast-time would be just

Any breakfast-time would be just a little brighter with it on the table

but that is not the case with this one

75 inches tall

and I am pretty certain they are Scandinavian

It is in very good condition and I have not attempted to polish it

Lacquer Box with Fantastical Creature Handmade in Kashmir, India woodcut print Any breakfast-time would be justWho is this marvelous fantastical beast that lives on the top of this vintage lacquer box? He looks a bit like a dog with antlers and a head dress, but his face seems positively human, and he has what looks rather like a tiny hand and wrist for a nose! Whatever he is, he's about the best creature I've seen, and is set off perfectly against a bold yellow ground, with additional colorful abstract forms, again rather mysterious, on all sides of the box.