Burled Rosewood Keeper's Box

With clean lines and simple form, this refined early 20th-century keeper's box celebrates the beauty of huali wood, a rosewood valued highly for its abstract patterning and shimmering surface. The top surface of this box is made of huali burl wood, thought to embody the complexities of nature and provide creative inspiration. The esteemed material suggests this box belonged to a Qing-dynasty scholar, who would have used it as a prized lock box for precious smalls and valuables.