This is a handmade Chinese lacquer square pen holder, finished outside in black, red, and gold rhino skin lacquer (Xipi, 犀皮漆) with hints of green, on a solid Burma padauk (缅甸花梨) body, from the Yi Series by HFDlacquerware (禾丰鼎). The interior is lined in gold lacquer and the base in black. At 3.9" tall and 3.1" wide, it holds pens and brushes, or stands on its own as a quiet centerpiece. In the Yi Series (low relief), the groundwork is built low, so the colors move together as flow rather than dramatic relief. The pattern is built mound by mound, then polished into view, so no two pieces are alike. Four sides, four views: turn it a little, and the pattern shifts with every angle. Also in the Yi Series: see the Begonia and Red & Gold Pen Holders.