Beautiful Antique Burmese Lacquer Betel Box with Interior Tray bird on fence written and directed by Italo-German

written and directed by Italo-German novelist Curzio Malaparte (born Kurt Erich Suckert) was "The Forbidden Christ

Not super old but with some years on them for sure

perhaps one might store one's college souvenir in this

But mostly it is wonderfully naive drawings--some portraits

A very tiny bump to the upper left corner

Beautiful Antique Burmese Lacquer Betel Box with Interior Tray bird on fence written and directed by Italo-GermanI am a huge fan of Burmese lacquerware betel boxes, but it has been a long time since I found an old one in nice condition until spotting this one on a quick twirl through the Hudson River Valley this past week. 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.