A BURMESE LACQUERED BAMBOO BETEL (KUNI-IT) BOX, 1ST HALF OF 20TH CENTURY
Lacquer and bambooBurma, Bagan, first half of the 20th centuryA four-part cylindrical container, the outside is finely decorated in orange, red, yellow and black with linear designs as well as a lion-like creature within a circle in the center of the cover. The inside is simply lacquered in red.Dimensions: HEIGHT 9.7 CM, DIAMETER 12.5 CM Condition: Traces of use and wear, cracks in the lacquer surface and minor loss along the edges, black paint stains on the trays Provenance: Austrian private collection