Bird Shaped Wooden Whistle with Mechanical Beak slag glass but overall the box

but overall the box

which appears to have been original to the construction of the piece

I have learned that boxes like this were made to house Mahjong sets

When I first saw this fantastic pair of vintage Japanese tiered Art Deco ceramic planters glazed a rich

It measures 13 inches tall with a widest diameter of approximately 5

Bird Shaped Wooden Whistle with Mechanical Beak slag glass but overall the boxThis fabulous thing is a carved wood whistle in the shape of a bird, complete with mechanical beak! The bark of the branch from which it was carved remains on the central part of the body, but the wood has been hollowed out and whittled, terminating in a blow hole at one end, and an attached head at the other, with a spring that enables its beak (red on the inside!) to open by pressing down on its crest. Pretty great! 7 x2 1 4 x 1 3 8 deep and in