Burmese Finely Incised Pumpkin or Melon Shaped Green and Orange Lacquer Box ikebana Nuanced and unique from every

Nuanced and unique from every angle

making it especially well suited for the center of the table

They were beautifully made

I believe the animal depicted on the lid of this beautiful presumed Japanese lacquer box is a Shi-shi or Shisa dog-- a creature resembling a cross between a lion and a dog that derives from Okinawan mythology and is perceived to be a ward protecting from evils

Burmese Finely Incised Pumpkin or Melon Shaped Green and Orange Lacquer Box ikebana Nuanced and unique from everyIn addition to miniature animals, another obsession that has revealed itself through my picking is one for unusual boxes of all shapes and sizes. This pumpkin shaped (or sometimes described as melon shaped) rich green and bright orange lacquer box with incised vine, leaf and bird design may the most exquisite among them. I am uncertain of its age or origin, though I have found late 19th century Burmese lacquer boxes with the exact same shape and