Black and Gold Lacquer Antique Chinoiserie String Holder Box dome lid the textile would be stunning

the textile would be stunning hung on the wall

perhaps closing up a third hole (

and the Sanskrit word nandi has the meaning of happy

with no spotting or mildew whatsoever

who seems wonderfully gentle and composed as she goes about her work all the while

Black and Gold Lacquer Antique Chinoiserie String Holder Box dome lid the textile would be stunningI've found a very close match of this lovely small lacquer string holder that describes it (with some authority) as English Victorian era Chinoiserie, late 19th or very early 20th century. Made of lacquered papier mache, it features wonderful gold toned decoration, different on all sides, depicting figures engaged in a variety of scenes, including one figure smoking from a pipe, another holding a fan, another reading, and another who appears to be