A BURMESE RED AND BLACK LACQUER 'CHINTHE' BOX

19th/20th Century

Of rectangular form, decorated with the yun technique in red, yellow and green, the cover with a depiction of a human figure opposite a large standing chinthe in the clearing of a forest, all within a border of flowerheads, leaf decorations and panels enclosing inscriptions, the sides with alternating prowling felines and leafy palms on a hatched ground, the black-lacquered base bearing an inscription, the interior lacquered red,

23cm long, 8cm high

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PROVENANCE:

Collection of Prospect Burma, UK.

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