Antique Handmade Intensely Pyrographed Triangular Box with Woman Wearing Cross carved wooden bull And then the back is

And then the back is painted too

and a reminder to appreciate those on whose backs we ride

16 1/4" long x 10 3/4" tall x 1 3/4" deep

as it feels like they want to rattle against each other

it is mid-century in style and was purchased from an estate sale that included a great collection of mid to late 20th century ceramics and studio pottery from Japan

Antique Handmade Intensely Pyrographed Triangular Box with Woman Wearing Cross carved wooden bull And then the back isI pass by a lot of old pyrographed boxes as the imagery tends to be fairly repetitive, but this one is its own special thing unusual in its triangular shape, intensely decorated with tiny pin prick marks all over, and with this lovely portrait of a woman with cross on top, looking herself intense in her devotion, which makes me think perhaps the box was made to hold a rosary. With cloth hinges secured with nice fat nails, and a patina that makes one