Burmese Finely Incised Pumpkin or Melon Shaped Green and Orange Lacquer Box ikebana features a whale and canoe

features a whale and canoe design

Nuanced and unique from every angle

making it especially well suited for the center of the table

made for fitting a small glove

The back features the original Diö Slöjd sticker and "Made in Sweden

Burmese Finely Incised Pumpkin or Melon Shaped Green and Orange Lacquer Box ikebana features a whale and canoeIn addition to miniature animals, another obsession that has revealed itself through my picking is one for unusual boxes of all shapes and sizes. This pumpkin shaped (or sometimes described as melon shaped) rich green and bright orange lacquer box with incised vine, leaf and bird design may the most exquisite among them. I am uncertain of its age or origin, though I have found late 19th century Burmese lacquer boxes with the exact same shape and