Burmese Yun-De Lacquer Box with 10 Plates copper pitcher Buddhist and Jain mythology

Buddhist and Jain mythology

complete with cut paper hands

though I have not seen one more wonderful than this

It's a great object to hold and use

where one might spend hours getting lost in it

Burmese Yun-De Lacquer Box with 10 Plates copper pitcher Buddhist and Jain mythologyIve become hugely enamored of vintage Burmese lacquer boxes, just amazed by the fineness of their incised decoration, which I have learned is called yun de. This renowned Burmese lacquer ware is made from a mixture of the juice of the Thitsi tree and ash, which is applied on the surface of a woven bamboo or wood object, forming a hard, glossy surface that turns black on exposure to air. Once dry, fine decoration is hand engraved on the surface, then