Burmese Finely Incised Pumpkin or Melon Shaped Green and Orange Lacquer Box woodcut print between the top and bottom

between the top and bottom of the handle

where I also purchased several gorgeous Burmese lacquer boxes among a number of other lovely things

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25" diameter × 1

this fabulous tabletop ceramic puffin sculpture by Oisin Kelly for Kilkenny Design Studio (Kilkenny

Burmese Finely Incised Pumpkin or Melon Shaped Green and Orange Lacquer Box woodcut print between the top and bottomIn 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