Striking Antique Burmese Red and Black Lacquer Small Betel Box flirtation cards with a few chips to

with a few chips to the surface and a few around the rim

mounted to new matching cream mat with archival tape): 7 3/4" x 5 3/4"

There is staining to the inside of the cup and crazing on the underside

It is signed on the bottom with what looks like "SJ" and is in great vintage condition

I really need to (re)study my American History in order to be better at identifying the various conflicts portrayed on these old drawings on ledger paper

Striking Antique Burmese Red and Black Lacquer Small Betel Box flirtation cards with a few chips toThis is a Burmese yun it lacquerware box, and an old one, c. late 19th century. I believe it was likely made as a small, personal betel box (kun it); like betel boxes, the top of the box slides down over the lower half like a tight sleeve. But perhaps a spice box. I've always got an eye out for a lovely old piece of Burmese lacquerware, called yun de immediately recognizable by their color and manner of decoration. And I think the decoration on the