Clever and Wonderful Japanese Deco Lacquer Box/Tray with Juggling Clown Samwillie Mikpegak and I'm listing them as

and I'm listing them as I think they make great little presents--even Valentines

first portraying birds and then "the human condition in all its moods and shapes" as described by Lyle Elder

with his wings and

I find the crispness of the edges

9 7/8" x 7 7/8""

Clever and Wonderful Japanese Deco Lacquer Box/Tray with Juggling Clown Samwillie Mikpegak and I'm listing them asA total delight finding this one; what a marvelous clown! And what a wonderful representation of juggling six balls at once! Pretty clever too, as the segmentation of the ring circling the clown on the lid via the positioning of his arms and legs and balls echoes the division of the interior into three sections (and this seems perhaps made as a gaming tray to me, with bulb handle at center.) Lush gold and silver and red and ochre paint on black