Large Burmese Lacquer Tiffin Box - Ca 1910 Kang Tables The stylised head

The stylised head

rich oxblood red

The palm tree pattern is hand block printed with a modern take on the classic Indian designs

This stunning 18th century Tibetan trunk is still decorated with the original paintwork

Large Burmese Lacquer Tiffin Box - Ca 1910 Kang Tables The stylised headThis is an excellent example of a Burmese lacquer box and larger than is usually found. These boxes were multifunctional and used both as tiffin boxes and betel boxes (kun it). This Burmese lacquer box is typical of the style and has a base orange red colour and is decorated with finely etched black motifs including a kunan kanbyat pattern. The underside is etched with a single character, likely the name of the owner. Tiffin boxes were used in the old