Lacquer Box with Fantastical Creature Handmade in Kashmir, India woodcut print one slightly larger and one

one slightly larger and one slightly smaller)

Gustavsberg Porcelain Museum

75 inches tall

these are made of paper and bamboo

The toad measures 2 1/2" long x 1 7/8" wide x 1 1/4" tall and is in very good vintage condition

Lacquer Box with Fantastical Creature Handmade in Kashmir, India woodcut print one slightly larger and oneWho is this marvelous fantastical beast that lives on the top of this vintage lacquer box? He looks a bit like a dog with antlers and a head dress, but his face seems positively human, and he has what looks rather like a tiny hand and wrist for a nose! Whatever he is, he's about the best creature I've seen, and is set off perfectly against a bold yellow ground, with additional colorful abstract forms, again rather mysterious, on all sides of the box.