Black and Red Hand-painted Japanese Tea Caddy wooden vessel I like the connection between

I like the connection between the figure mining for fish hidden below the surface of the ice and the box itself as a place where treasures are concealed and kept safe

it would make for a charming way to learn the names of animals (real and fictional) too

light blue and caramel glazes

the interior reveals original color

Very mid-century Scandanavian

Black and Red Hand-painted Japanese Tea Caddy wooden vessel I like the connection betweenTo my taste, this vintage Japanese tea caddy is just about aesthetically perfect. Tin, it was hand painted with a tea pot and pillow in red and other tea ceremony accoutrements in copper and silver nothing extraneous, just great proportions, simple gestures; elegant and lovely. I am guessing 1930s or early 40s, though have not found another like it. There is text in Japanese on the the back, along the seam, and it may once have had an interior lid. 3.