Burmese Finely Incised Pumpkin or Melon Shaped Green and Orange Lacquer Box dragon (Technically a watercolor

(Technically a watercolor

and feel grateful

whose collection included mid-century art

with minor surface scratches consistent with age

Burmese Finely Incised Pumpkin or Melon Shaped Green and Orange Lacquer Box dragon (Technically a watercolorIn addition to miniature animals, another obsession that has revealed itself through my picking is one for unusual boxes of all shapes and sizes. This pumpkin shaped (or sometimes described as melon shaped) rich green and bright orange lacquer box with incised vine, leaf and bird design may the most exquisite among them. I am uncertain of its age or origin, though I have found late 19th century Burmese lacquer boxes with the exact same shape and