Antique Carved Wood Durian Shaped Box with Interior Lacquer and Gilding woven textile the long one is 4

the long one is 4 1/8" long x 1 5/8" wide x 1 3/4" tall

I believe this piece was intended as a perfume bottle but

though I'd probably set it in an arrangement of objects or hang it somewhere--and am rather fantasizing about a whole wall of these

or clappers

Pure delight

Antique Carved Wood Durian Shaped Box with Interior Lacquer and Gilding woven textile the long one is 4This may just be my favorite little box ever. It took me a while, but thanks to the help of Instagram followers! I have now learned that it is shaped like a Durian fruit, native to Southeast Asia, and I have now found a few examples of others similar all quite extraordinary (and quite precious!) It seems these may be specifically native to the town of Palembang in Sumatra, Indonesia. The quality and wear to that lacquer makes me fairly certain it is