Burmese Finely Incised Pumpkin or Melon Shaped Green and Orange Lacquer Box dragon Believed to have shape-shifting qualities

Believed to have shape-shifting qualities and called upon in ritual in order to clarify visions

Each plate measures 8

(Technically a watercolor

This stunning Makah Northwest Coast Native American beargrass lidded basket

Burmese Finely Incised Pumpkin or Melon Shaped Green and Orange Lacquer Box dragon Believed to have shape-shifting qualitiesIn addition to miniature animals, another obsession that has revealed itself through my picking is one for unusual boxes of all shapes and sizes. This pumpkin shaped (or sometimes described as melon shaped) rich green and bright orange lacquer box with incised vine, leaf and bird design may the most exquisite among them. I am uncertain of its age or origin, though I have found late 19th century Burmese lacquer boxes with the exact same shape and