Natural wooden crab box

[Natural wood crab box]

Natural wood crab box, clear, 3.9 cm high and 10 cm wide at most. The old collection of the Qing Palace
The box is made of natural wood root, slightly cut and carved into crab style. The back is rough, the bottom of the abdomen is smooth, the mouth and eyes are clear and discernible, the four legs are uneven, the pincers are lifted to cross the block, and the semicircular wooden branches are reserved, so that the crab feet are placed on it, and the box body is placed stably, with a very ingenious design. When the crab carapace is lifted, it is the box cover. The inner wall of the box is painted with gold paint, which can be used to hold ink. This box seems to be easy to carve, but in fact it is quite ingenious. It is a very ingenious study toy