Burmese Lacquer Tumbler - Ca 1930 Material - Jackfruit Wood this versatile object lends itself

this versatile object lends itself perfectly to contemporary use as a trinket box

Features: Saddle-shaped seat

where they were traditionally installed in front of the main entrance doors of Gujarati havelis

It is a isho kasane dansu

Burmese Lacquer Tumbler - Ca 1930 Material - Jackfruit Wood this versatile object lends itselfHand crafted in Burma (Myanmar) in the early 20th century, this small lacquer tumbler (khwet) showcases the precision and rhythm of the traditional yun technique. Layers of red cinnabar lacquer have been incised to reveal complex black geometric banding, a style characteristic of the lacquer workshops of Bagan and Mandalay and well documented in Isaacs & Blurtons Visions from the Golden Land: Burma & The Art of Lacquer. Tumblers of this type were used