Box, probably for cosmetics or traditional herbs/medicine	Provenance:  Probably Shan State
Period:: Late 19th/early 20th Century	Technique: Lacquered bamboo
Height: 34 cm	Price: US$ 3,000
Note: Richly decorated and very well preserved box with inner tray.  Can also serve as betel box.
The text on the side reads: February flower for beauty contest
Note that a similar box is in the collection of Singapore Art Museum (Sylvia Fraser-Lu, p.106)