Antique Asian Wood Opium Container With Lid and Brass Pull

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Decorative Antique Asian round wood box container with lid and brass pull.
Vintage collectible Asian wooden tobacco or opium round … Read more Decorative Antique Asian round wood box container with lid and brass pull.
Vintage collectible Asian wooden tobacco or opium round container.
Round shaped lidded opium container box, hand crafted and hand painted wooden box with brass fittings
Opium container handcrafted from a piece of wood, hand painted lacquered in dark red with black foliage design.
The opium boxes from India usually had narrow mouths to prevent the opium mixed liquid from evaporating or drying up.
This kind container were used all over Asia, Tibet, China, Malaysia to store tobacco or opium.
Hand made of wood container with lid lacquered red with with black design.
Size: 3.5" Height x 6.25" diameter.
Early 20th c.
Condition: some loss of lacquer, see pictures. See less