Lacquer Box with Fantastical Creature Handmade in Kashmir, India woodcut print and I am pretty certain

and I am pretty certain they are Scandinavian

The two largest have sliding tops

75 inches tall

The toad measures 2 1/2" long x 1 7/8" wide x 1 1/4" tall and is in very good vintage condition

Salish weavers are well known for their coiled baskets

Lacquer Box with Fantastical Creature Handmade in Kashmir, India woodcut print and I am pretty certainWho 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.