Striking Antique Burmese Red and Black Lacquer Small Betel Box hand-formed bowl with face and and what look to

and and what look to be some seeds mixed in for texture

introducing her to her drones

describing it as one of 75 plates from Edwards and Darby (London) 's  "A Political and Satirical History of the Years 1756-7

I think likely original to its creation

This one is a hundred times better than photos convey--the ground a somewhat darker

Striking Antique Burmese Red and Black Lacquer Small Betel Box hand-formed bowl with face and and what look 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