Striking Antique Burmese Red and Black Lacquer Small Betel Box hand-formed bowl with face I think likely original to

I think likely original to its creation

This one is a hundred times better than photos convey--the ground a somewhat darker

describing it as one of 75 plates from Edwards and Darby (London) 's  "A Political and Satirical History of the Years 1756-7

and romantic

very much in the manner of renowned Alebrije creator Manual Jimenez

Striking Antique Burmese Red and Black Lacquer Small Betel Box hand-formed bowl with face I think likely original toThis is a Burmese yun it lacquerware box, and an old one, c. late 19th century. I believe it was likely made as a small, personal betel box (kun it); like betel boxes, the top of the box slides down over the lower half like a tight sleeve. But perhaps a spice box. I've always got an eye out for a lovely old piece of Burmese lacquerware, called yun de immediately recognizable by their color and manner of decoration. And I think the decoration on the