Cosmetic box

Provenance: Shan State

Period: Probably early 19th Century

Technique: Lacquered bamboo

Height: 19 cm, Diam: 24 cm

Price: US$ 2,500

Note: Probably box for holding cosmetics. Excellent executed top lid with intricate palace design. To the lower left is the underside of the inner tray showing a person in traditional Shan costume