Brass Chinese Koi Shaped Locks welded sculpture thus yielding wonderfully inky pools

thus yielding wonderfully inky pools of saturated color around its shoulders and neck

which probably would have been used to hold thread or buttons

other than that I think it has a great silhouette and an interesting surface

chocolates

predominately black and white pattern

Brass Chinese Koi Shaped Locks welded sculpture thus yielding wonderfully inky poolsThese great circa 1950s heavy brass Chinese koi shaped locks are ideal for holding closed a Chinese chest, but are also great objects hung on the wall or just sitting around. The larger of the two opens and closes without a key; the smaller (which I am just throwing in with the other) is locked and would need a Chinese key (which looks like a large, flat metal pin and are fairly easily found) to open. The larger of the two measures 6" long x 3 5 8"