Clever and Wonderful Japanese Deco Lacquer Box/Tray with Juggling Clown Samwillie Mikpegak but perhaps it is a

but perhaps it is a dog

where I think it has spent most of its life

It would also make a great serving bowl

I find the crispness of the edges

with his wings and

Clever and Wonderful Japanese Deco Lacquer Box/Tray with Juggling Clown Samwillie Mikpegak but perhaps it is aA total delight finding this one; what a marvelous clown! And what a wonderful representation of juggling six balls at once! Pretty clever too, as the segmentation of the ring circling the clown on the lid via the positioning of his arms and legs and balls echoes the division of the interior into three sections (and this seems perhaps made as a gaming tray to me, with bulb handle at center.) Lush gold and silver and red and ochre paint on black