Beautiful Antique Burmese Lacquer Betel Box with Interior Tray bird on fence which the figure looks as

which the figure looks as if he's about to get on the back of and they'll fly away together

and how not to rescue them

A very tiny bump to the upper left corner

But mostly it is wonderfully naive drawings--some portraits

Beautiful Antique Burmese Lacquer Betel Box with Interior Tray bird on fence which the figure looks asI am a huge fan of Burmese lacquerware betel boxes, but it has been a long time since I found an old one in nice condition until spotting this one on a quick twirl through the Hudson River Valley this past week. 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.