Burmese Cinnabar Lacquer Betel Box with Two Interior Trays porcelain vanity set it is in excellent vintage

it is in excellent vintage condition

Wonderful on the table at breakfast or coffee time

The body of the sculpture is in near perfect condition

I think its maker was too

and it reminds me to a fair extent of the work of Nils Thorsson

Burmese Cinnabar Lacquer Betel Box with Two Interior Trays porcelain vanity set it is in excellent vintageI 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