Burmese Boxes

This late 19th century Burmese red lacquer box is sculpted in the shape of a gourd, pumpkin or melon, a fruit thought to carry blessings of abundance because of its many seeds. The ...

This sculptural, footed box is a type of traditional Burmese offering vessel known as a hsun-ok. Used primarily in Buddhist monasteries to present food offerings during prayer, the h...

This petite black lacquer box dates to the early 20th century and is a charming example of traditional Burmese lacquerware (pan yun). The little box is sculpted to the shape of a gou...

Intricately decorated with red and black lacquer, this petite Burmese betel box is a lovely example of a traditional craft. A blend of betel leaves, areca nuts, slaked lime, and some...

1960s hand-painted gold and black lacquer owl nesting boxes. Larger box is signed on the underside "handmade in Burma".

Dated to the early 20th-century, this small woven box is a timeless example of Burmese lacquerware. Made of woven bamboo strips, the box is coated in a putty-like substance known as ...

An attractive antique Burmese cylindrical orange and black lacquered bamboo betel box, kun-it, with interior tray, early 20th century, circa 1910, Burma (Myanmar). The visually str...

A set/pair of two (2) Burmese gold box owls, circa mid to late-20th century, 1980s, Burma. A beautiful set of two owl boxes with gold foil overlay on wood with black lacquer interior...

19th Century Burmese (Myanmar) solid silver betel box on stand, of traditional shape, highly-decorative, each part is chased in very high-relief wit...

Burmese antique lacquerware betel box. Individual Betel Box authentic Burmese Folk Art know as Kun- It, Mandalay Period. A lacquered cylindrical body of woven turned Bamboo decorated by incised lacquer overall with Chu-pan variant motif and traditional Folk Art characters. This Betel Box has four bowls that make up the entire box. This is a complete Burmese Lacquerware Betel Box. Each bowl has a purpose. The top and base work as large containers and two shallow dishes work as small bowls. The workmanship is very unique having exquisite height details to the bottom of the base container and the two shallow bowls showcasing a complex design to the weaving. Antique Burmese Lacquerware is highly collectible, having books written on this Folk Art with museums having collections and exhibits of same. A very nice antique Burmese Betel Box...

In many southeast Asian cultures, offering guests a betel quid to chew was the fundamental symbol of hospitality. A blend of leaves, nuts, seasonings, and sometimes tobacco, betel was kept in finely worked and decorated boxes. This round container was originally the lid to a Burmese betel box...

In many southeast Asian cultures, offering guests a betel quid to chew was the fundamental symbol of hospitality. A blend of leaves, nuts, seasonings, and sometimes tobacco, betel was kept in finely worked and decorated boxes. This round Burmese betel box...