Elegant Wooden Jewelry Box with Silver Accents

Vintage Asian wood lacquer jewelry box. Lock is the symbolic fish. RARE. Near Mint Condition. Beautiful wooden jewelry box with intricate silver accents. Perfect for storing your treasures. In Korea, the fish symbolizes abundance, prosperity, and fertility. It can also represent diligence, vigilance, and academic success, especially in folk art and during the Joseon Dynasty. In Buddhism, a fish symbol can represent the effort and determination needed to attain enlightenment and remind practitioners to be vigilant. Dried pollock (Bugeo) are also used in folk tradition to ward off evil spirits and attract good fortune