Another Beautiful Antique Burmese Lacquer Betel Box with Two Interior Trays handcarved wooden frame features 22 stories edited &

features 22 stories edited & translated by Maurice Metayer interspersed with 31 fantastic full page

with the original excellent looking box

Overall dimensions approx 10 1/2" l x 4 1/2" w x 3" t

15 5/8" w x 9 5/8" d x 5 3/4" t and in very good

Another Beautiful Antique Burmese Lacquer Betel Box with Two Interior Trays handcarved wooden frame features 22 stories edited &It had been forever since I found a nice old Burmese lacquer betel box, then I found two similar, very good ones in a month, this the second found this week in New Hampshire. I find this cinnabar color to be perhaps the most beautiful color in existence, and while some Burmese "yun" lacquer features elaborate incised figural imagery, I'm partial to the matte surface and overall patterning on one like this. In excellent antique condition, it features