Matchsticks Tramp Art Trivet / Tray / Wall Hanging vintage lacquerware Terrific for flowers

Terrific for flowers

"Made in Japan" stamped on the bottom

Beautifully proportioned and in excellent condition

who had an incredible collection of vintage dolls from around the world

There is a scratch down the back and a fair amount of pitting

Matchsticks Tramp Art Trivet / Tray / Wall Hanging vintage lacquerware Terrific for flowersWhat a lots of time, care, and patience must have gone into creating this fantastic tramp art large trivet or tray! Signed by a Linda Hyda and dating to the 1930s 1940s, it is composed of matchsticks: burned at their tips, arranged in a precise geometrical formation and glued to a solid wood panel. The striking contrast between the wood of the matchsticks and their charcoal tips, together with the way they are cut to different lengths and lined up