Burmese Cinnabar Lacquer Betel Box with Two Interior Trays handmade black cat Tremendously lovable

Tremendously lovable

or in a bathroom near an old claw-footed tub

and just oozing with a sprightly mischievousness

orange and yellow where the circles intersect

I'd fill this one with a flowering branch or two and it would make the room

Burmese Cinnabar Lacquer Betel Box with Two Interior Trays handmade black cat Tremendously lovableI 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