Finely Detailed Antique Japanese Mixed Metal Tray - Tea while Fishing 1962 print not older than mid-20th c

not older than mid-20th c I am pretty sure

the sole is worn in just the way a real shoe would be

regal but gentle looking Spaniel (I think)

production was concentrated in Stroudsburg

and across the interior of the bowl as well as the underside of the lid

Finely Detailed Antique Japanese Mixed Metal Tray - Tea while Fishing 1962 print not older than mid-20th cIt is the subject and especially the fantastic details on this beautifully crafted tray that made me fall in love with it: the patterns of the waves lapping the boat, the flowers and leaves and swirls and tiny hearts animating the kimono of the figures, the other boats in the background, and the faces and hair and hats, and most of all, the hands (and especially the curling fingers of the woman at left!) And then the underside was attended to as well,