
Size: Approximately 4″ x 3.5″ x 1.5″ or 10cm x 8.5cm x 4cm
Media: Carved Japonica wood, waxed
Date: Carved 1957
Where: Yokohama, Japan
Signature: “B”
Currently: Family collection.
A small wooden box that also never made it to be lacquered before Christine left Japan. It’s subsequently been just treated with wax.
I think it depicts a wild clematis blossom. I love how the vine carries on over the edge of the lid and across the side.

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