Striking Antique Burmese Red and Black Lacquer Small Betel Box flirtation cards Losses to corners

Losses to corners

Very good condition and nicely aged

with a few chips to the surface and a few around the rim

There is staining to the inside of the cup and crazing on the underside

Striking Antique Burmese Red and Black Lacquer Small Betel Box flirtation cards Losses to cornersThis 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