Small Treen Barrel Shaped Box with Painted Decoration antique ginger jar at least references that of

at least references that of a Japanese Mizushashi or cold water container

One of two horizontal struts on the underside of the lid

and hand-carved and hand-painted

This is a beautiful and super useful old horsehair work brush made by the Phoenix Brush Company

which I have had no luck connecting with anything else

Small Treen Barrel Shaped Box with Painted Decoration antique ginger jar at least references that ofI've rarely met a little treen box I didn't like, but I think this is an especially nice one, with a barrel form, tight fitting threaded lid, and hand painted decoration on both top and bottom. A good one for holding pills or other precious little things, or just to add to the box collection. 1 11 16" t x 1 3 4" in diameter. Late 19th century I would think, and in very good overall condition. There is a bit of roughness and one tiny chip around the,