Striking Antique Burmese Red and Black Lacquer Small Betel Box antique New York 3 1/2" x 5 1/2"

3 1/2" x 5 1/2" inches and in good condition

widely varied stylistically and I think pretty interesting

7" long x 5" tall x 2" deep

and often several of them together

Striking Antique Burmese Red and Black Lacquer Small Betel Box antique New York 3 1/2" x 5 1/2"This is a Burmese yun it lacquerware box, and an old one, c. late 19th century. I believe it was likely made as a small, personal betel box (kun it); like betel boxes, the top of the box slides down over the lower half like a tight sleeve. But perhaps a spice box. I've always got an eye out for a lovely old piece of Burmese lacquerware, called yun de immediately recognizable by their color and manner of decoration. And I think the decoration on the