Striking Antique Burmese Red and Black Lacquer Small Betel Box antique New York 7" long x 5" tall

7" long x 5" tall x 2" deep

3 1/2" x 5 1/2" inches and in good condition

all just a bit off perfectly square

and square cornered nose and mouth on this one just won me

I've been keeping an eagle eye out for early beaded needle books since finding a marvelous one with a house and the phrase "remember me" on it months ago -- these types of examples

Striking Antique Burmese Red and Black Lacquer Small Betel Box antique New York 7" long x 5" tallThis 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