Antique Chinese Cinnabar Lacquer Round Box with Character for Spring (Chun) and God of Longevity (Shoulao) middle eastern The vase measures 10 3/4"

The vase measures 10 3/4" tall with a diameter of 4 3/4" at base

printed by The Bobbs-Merrill Company in the 20s-early 30s (last copyright is 1903)

I really can’t think of a better pot in which to plant a big

in Buffalo

It feels pretty iconic to me

Antique Chinese Cinnabar Lacquer Round Box with Character for Spring (Chun) and God of Longevity (Shoulao) middle eastern The vase measures 10 3/4"This lovely, finely carved antique Chinese cinnabar box features a large representation of the character for spring (chun, an allusion to long life), and a small image of Shoulao, the god of longevity, on its face, with an overflowing bowl below it set against a background of radiating rainbows. This "bowl of treasures" design apparently first appeared in the 16th century, but became famous and more complicated when an extraordinary series of boxes