Hexagonal Yi Embroidery Compartment Wooden Box

Perfect for tea storage and trinket keeping, this six-sided compartment wooden box marries refined solid wood craftsmanship with delicate hand-done Yi floral embroidery.   Crafted from warm-toned solid hardwood with smooth polished natural grain, the box adopts classic regular hexagonal outline, and its inner space is cleverly split into seven independent divided grids for classified storage of tea leaves, spices, jewelry or tiny desk trinkets. The entire box lid is inlaid with soft beige suede fabric as the embroidery base, where local Yi artisans hand stitch twisting crabapple blossom branches. Clusters of creamy white flowers bloom along curving brown twigs, paired with layered fresh green leaves in varying shades; meticulous layered thread work creates gentle three-dimensional petal texture, echoing the natural bloom of mountain wild crabapple from Yunnan’s Yi inhabited regions.   In traditional Yi culture, clustered blooming crabapple stands for reunion, fullness and thriving liv…

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