Antique Folk Art Hand-carved Snake in a Box! Chinese kneeling man and fabulous little watercolored vines

and fabulous little watercolored vines

The box frame measures 14 5/8" x 8 1/16" x 1

The one with the smaller bowl shows a little roughness around the edges of the bowl and some scratching to its interior

This is one of a handful of to my eye completely charming miniature drawings I purchased together

Antique Folk Art Hand-carved Snake in a Box! Chinese kneeling man and fabulous little watercolored vinesHandmade boxes with surprise carved snakes inside seem to have become a thing right around 1900, which is about how old I'd guess this one is. Sadly, the slide top lid to this lovely grain painted wooden box is long gone, but a string attached to the snake inside does the trick for making him emerge! The snake itself is pretty terrific I think, with hand painted details (in ink I believe) and tiny nails for eyes, and a knot in the string can be used