Beautiful vintage Japanese-style wooden musical jewelry box featuring an elaborate gold-tone landscape scene with Mount Fuji, pagodas, pine trees and a small boat.
The box opens to reveal a striking gold-tone interior with divided storage compartments, multiple decorative mirrors and a miniature ballerina on a central mirrored platform. The reddish-brown textured exterior, brass-tone hardware and gold detailing give it a distinctive mid-century decorative appearance.
A charming vintage piece for jewelry storage, vanity display or collectors of Japanese-inspired décor and traditional music boxes.
Details
- Item: Musical jewelry box
- Style: Japanese / Asian decorative art
- Estimated era: Mid-20th century, likely 1950s–1970s
- Material: Wood/composite construction with lacquer-style finish
- Colour: Reddish brown, black and gold
- Lid decoration: Japanese landscape with Mount Fuji, pagodas and pine trees
- Interior: Gold-tone lined compartments
- Mirrors: Multiple decorative interior mirrors
- Figure: Miniature ballerina
- Hardware: Brass-tone
- Dimensions: Length: 14.25 in. x Width: 5.5 in. x Height: 5 in.
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Country of Origin: Japan
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Musical mechanism: Functional
Condition
Pre-owned vintage condition with age-related wear. There are scratches, finish loss and small chips, particularly around the lid and edges. The decorative gold landscape shows surface wear. Interior mirrors and trim show age and wear, and the ballerina’s fabric/netting is deteriorated in places. Please review photos carefully for exact condition.
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