April 1, 2024
BURMESE RED, BLACK AND GOLD YUN NESTING LACQUER BOX
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DESCRIPTION: This is a lacquer box with nesting interior compartments, a style originally developed to house betel nuts. This was made in northern Thailand or Burma in the last decade. The style is common only to Burmese lacquer: instead of painting or lacquering a design, they etch into the finished lacquer surface ( yun ), so that earlier colors emerge. In this case, the central motif is that of a tuskless elephant, which in Burmese cosmology symbolizes permanence: happiness in love and settling into a new place. So this was produced as a kind of wedding gift or housewarming present. It was also produced with the knowledge that t is a tourist trade, too, so don't get me wrong - but its various meanings are lovely, nonetheless (also, if it had been so personal as a gift by a maker to a friend, or a commissioned piece, it would probably have gold or black inscription at the bottom or inside the lid, and this does not). The 2 exterior parts open to expose a removable deeper bowl and a more shallow bowl. The whole, when nested, measures 4-5/8" high and 5-3/8" in diameter. By the way, the interiors of all 4 components are finished in red lacquer. I should add that the elephant motif appears once on the lid and once on the bottom, and 5 times around the perimeter of the top lid. CONDITION: This is in EXCELLENT condition. NOTE: I am
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