Her handles make a wish. The Ruyi Dish is a solid brass catchall from the mid-century export era, with a hand-etched pine rising from a potted garden at her center and openwork handles cast in the ruyi cloud motif — a traditional East Asian symbol meaning "as you wish." Polished back to her warm glow, she's made for a vanity, an entryway, or anywhere small treasures tend to gather.
Hong Kong / Taiwan / Korea, circa 1950s–1970s. Approx. 3.5" across. Solid brass; handle secure. Freshly polished, with the honest light marks of a piece that was used.
