Description: Ca. 19th century Burmese Shwe Zawa lacquer box. The box would have been used to store the robes of monks or high government officials.??Unusually, the piece is carved from a solid piece of wood giving it good weight. The box is decorated with mythological beasts, in a traditional Burmese motif. The box contains a fitted tray inside. The vessel is decorated in traditional black and gold Shwe Zawa style. Provenance: Ex- private UK Collection.?