Burmese Cinnabar Lacquer Betel Box with Two Interior Trays handmade black cat It is in excellent condition

It is in excellent condition and measures 4 1/8” tall x 2 1/2” wide

orange and yellow where the circles intersect

I think the design-- executed in low relief and glazed a lighter brown--is just terrific

still lives and figures

and just oozing with a sprightly mischievousness

Burmese Cinnabar Lacquer Betel Box with Two Interior Trays handmade black cat It is in excellent conditionI never tire of gorgeous cinnabar colored Burmese lacquer betel boxes like this one, and am excited every time I find one. I believe this lacquered bamboo box dates to the earlyish 20th century, and features a style of interlocking forms that I believe is called ku nan kan byat. This interlocking design is rendered in black on the top and sides of the box's lid against an allover field of incised pin prick like marks. It is framed by incised banding