Burmese Finely Incised Pumpkin or Melon Shaped Green and Orange Lacquer Box dragon Each plate measures 8

Each plate measures 8

(I like to picture it on the lapel of a white suit worn by our first woman president:)

whose collection included mid-century art

Believed to have shape-shifting qualities and called upon in ritual in order to clarify visions

nicely weighty box for jewelry or small treasures

Burmese Finely Incised Pumpkin or Melon Shaped Green and Orange Lacquer Box dragon Each plate measures 8In 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