Clever and Wonderful Japanese Deco Lacquer Box/Tray with Juggling Clown chinese export china representing a Carabinieri (Italian policeman)

representing a Carabinieri (Italian policeman)

1861 saw a bitter war between the different states

I am not in the least a map expert

There are a fair number of old chalkware donkeys out there

Clever and Wonderful Japanese Deco Lacquer Box/Tray with Juggling Clown chinese export china representing a Carabinieri (Italian policeman)A total delight finding this one; what a marvelous clown! And what a wonderful representation of juggling six balls at once! Pretty clever too, as the segmentation of the ring circling the clown on the lid via the positioning of his arms and legs and balls echoes the division of the interior into three sections (and this seems perhaps made as a gaming tray to me, with bulb handle at center.) Lush gold and silver and red and ochre paint on black