Charming Antique Naive Miniature Watercolor of House in Orange and Blue spoon with heart shaped handle The box measures 2 5/8"

The box measures 2 5/8" cubed and features a slide top and finger jointed corners

the interior reveals original color

Plus big fat old nails at the base

These sorts of rigid paddle-shaped fans are called Uchiwa in Japanese

Charming Antique Naive Miniature Watercolor of House in Orange and Blue spoon with heart shaped handle The box measures 2 5/8"I really love this naive little watercolor, most of all for its cheerful and unlikely use of color, animating the front of this cottage with blue horizontal stripes, and then orange stripes running the other direction at the side door, where a tiny figure stands inside looking as if waiting for a visitor. Great orange roof above, and black scalloped edge to the other one. And, rather surprisingly, a glowing orange street lamp too! Sold in the lovely