Stunning C. 1800 Very Fine Chinese Export (Canton) Lacquered Tea Caddy vintage woodblock almost like a stop motion

almost like a stop motion animation or a diagram of a dance

but unreadable

The two little houses up on the hill are pretty good too

This one measures just shy of 9 1/2" across and 11 1/8" tall

is pretty worn

Stunning C. 1800 Very Fine Chinese Export (Canton) Lacquered Tea Caddy vintage woodblock almost like a stop motionIts not too often that I buy a piece of Asian lacquerware, but this early 19th c. hand painted Chinese export tea caddy struck me as so fine and so lovely that I could not resist. And, since finding it, I found a very very similar one listed sold on 1st Dibs for $6000, albeit containing its original pewter canisters inside. The exterior is decorated overall in black lacquer with fantastic finely hand painted gilt floriate pattern all over plus tiny