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Vintage oriental tin teabox with bird

SKU: 1397

Oriental storage tin with bird. 

Beautiful decorated Oriental tin with hinged lid and lock (no key). On the lid are some Chinese characters. This tin was likely to be used as a tea box. On the lid a decoration of a bonsai tree with bird under a red sun. Colors red, gold and black. The sides of this tin are black with a red styled floral pattern and green leaves. The lin stands on four sturdy square feet.

This tin is in an original vintage condition with various traces of wear.

Attention! This tin is locked and is without a key.

Date of production: early 20th century.

  • Height: 8.5 cm.
  • Length: 22 cm.
  • Width: 14 cm.

The Orient is the East, traditionally comprising anything that belongs to the Eastern world, in relation to Europe. In English, it is largely a metonym for, and coterminous with, the continent of Asia. The term Oriental, as a descriptor of people or objects from the Orient, is considered outdated and sometimes culturally insensitive in some regions and dialects, but in others remains inoffensive and regularly used in modern parlance. 

The term "Orient" derives from the Latin word oriens meaning "east". 

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