Another Beautiful Antique Burmese Lacquer Betel Box with Two Interior Trays handcarved wooden frame This carving though--carved from the

This carving though--carved from the vertebrae of what type of animal I  am not sure--does not seem an easy fit for either category

There is enough depth to the bowl to make it useful for serving

features 22 stories edited & translated by Maurice Metayer interspersed with 31 fantastic full page

Overall dimensions approx 10 1/2" l x 4 1/2" w x 3" t

perhaps once painted white

Another Beautiful Antique Burmese Lacquer Betel Box with Two Interior Trays handcarved wooden frame This carving though--carved from theIt had been forever since I found a nice old Burmese lacquer betel box, then I found two similar, very good ones in a month, this the second found this week in New Hampshire. I find this cinnabar color to be perhaps the most beautiful color in existence, and while some Burmese "yun" lacquer features elaborate incised figural imagery, I'm partial to the matte surface and overall patterning on one like this. In excellent antique condition, it features