Mid Century Crystal Orb

Crystal ball was painted hand from inside-painted glass art. Artists usually insert a very fine brush through that hole and paint in reverse inside the orb. The detailed brush strokes on the flowers and trees, plus the way the colors layer, strongly suggest hand-painting rather than a printed or factory mass-production.

This confirms:
• It is almost certainly a hand-painted reverse crystal ball.
• It’s Chinese craftsmanship, very popular among collectors of Asian decorative arts.

The Japanese writing (日旭作) reads “Made by Nichi-kyoku” or “Sunrise-made,” likely indicating an artist or workshop name.

Comes with the padded box and the base swivel. It’s not light.