Lacquer Box with Fantastical Creature Handmade in Kashmir, India woodcut print these are made of paper

these are made of paper and bamboo

75 inches tall

and I am pretty certain they are Scandinavian

but that is not the case with this one

Lacquer Box with Fantastical Creature Handmade in Kashmir, India woodcut print these are made of paperWho is this marvelous fantastical beast that lives on the top of this vintage lacquer box? He looks a bit like a dog with antlers and a head dress, but his face seems positively human, and he has what looks rather like a tiny hand and wrist for a nose! Whatever he is, he's about the best creature I've seen, and is set off perfectly against a bold yellow ground, with additional colorful abstract forms, again rather mysterious, on all sides of the box.