Chinese Large Frog-Design Box & Holder

Narrow wooden tray with a single groove and no interest in small talk.

This large frog-design box and holder is from China. Boxes with a matching holder are often made in China for storing incense or other small items, and they are commonly shaped as animals, flowers or musical instruments. Long, thin rectangular box in warm reddish-brown wood, with a shallow groove running along the top and a small carved mark near one end. The edges are clean and straight, with a smooth polished finish. It is 9 inches long, 1.25 deep and 0.75 high.

Plain, patient, and perfectly proportioned for its task.