Burmese Green Yun Ware Betel Box - Ca 1920 Tansu Weight: 18g

Weight: 18g

or simply as a striking rustic accent

In this example

28 x 28 x 38 (wxdxh cms)

This takhat table is from Gujarat in Northern India and dates to the early 19th century

Burmese Green Yun Ware Betel Box - Ca 1920 Tansu Weight: 18gThis is an excellent example of a Burmese yun ware lacquer box. These boxes were multifunctional and used both as tiffin boxes and betel boxes (kun it). This Burmese lacquer box has a typical form but with a less common green lacquer base. The scratchwork technique has been used to etch the design through an overlayer of black lacquer. It is decorated with foliate chu pan scrolls and the zodiac (yathi yok) fish. Perfect for a Pisces star sign. Often