Burmese Cinnabar Lacquer Betel Box with Two Interior Trays cigarette pack parasol but the spoon component is

but the spoon component is gone

including in combination with splint ash on the lower half of the vessel

executed in black ink on paper that I think was once much closer to white than it is today

I especially love that the these two lovers are joined at both lips and noses--and it certainly feels like their eyes are locked on one another as well

Burmese Cinnabar Lacquer Betel Box with Two Interior Trays cigarette pack parasol but the spoon component isI 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