Chinese Antique Wooden Paddy Field Trug (2) Decorative Other Its a deep dark brown

Its a deep dark brown colour and perfectly oval

Cotton was not common in Japan until well into the twentieth century

allowing for convenient storage of various items

Plate 2: This hand-painted plate has a depiction of a scene from a Chinese opera

figures and Greeting Pine trees

Chinese Antique Wooden Paddy Field Trug (2) Decorative Other Its a deep dark brownThese wonderful wooden boxes make perfect magazine racks beside your sofa or hand towels or kindling holders. Used in the paddy fields to carry seedlings for planting, the individual seedlings would be taken from the (floating) basket and plunged into the soil. Every one is very individual and totally unique as they were hand made by the farmers in their own unique way. Timber may be dark or light and they are made from mixed woods. The dimensions are