Chinese Key-Design Box & Holder

Long lidded box that hides a tube and a tray inside its manners.

This key-design box and holder is from China. Keyfret and other geometric key patterns are among the oldest decorative borders in Chinese art, and they are often used on boxes, bronzes and furniture. Narrow dark wooden box with a carved panel on its lid, shown beside a slim cylindrical case and a square tray. The case and tray carry a geometric key-fret border. A small brass pin stands upright in the tray.

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