Antique Japanese Hand-painted Enameled Tin Chazutsu (Tea Canister) with Silver Dragonflies ground decoy I love the use of

I love the use of white paint outlining their lower bodies

but I've stood on it

but what really sold me on it is the whittled ends of the handles

This is a Stanley model 36 1/2" -- twelve inches unfolded

6 7/8" long x 1 3/8" wide x 1" deep

Antique Japanese Hand-painted Enameled Tin Chazutsu (Tea Canister) with Silver Dragonflies ground decoy I love the use ofHard to photograph because the gorgeous soft red on it pretty much glows, giving it a soft edge in photos but this is really a beautiful thing. C. late 19th c. Japanese I believe, with a pair of dragonfly painted in silver with tiny black eyes, this I believe would be referred to as a chazutsu, or tin for holding tea which it would do very well again now, though just beautiful set someone, especially alongside some silver of any sort or collection of