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Burmese Gilt Lacquer Hintha Betel Boxes Fantastic Old Pair C. 1920's- 1930
Burmese Gilt Lacquer Hintha Betel Boxes Fantastic Old Pair C. 1920's- 1930
Burmese Gilt Lacquer Hintha Betel Boxes Fantastic Old Pair C. 1920's- 1930
Burmese Gilt Lacquer Hintha Betel Boxes Fantastic Old Pair C. 1920's- 1930
Burmese Gilt Lacquer Hintha Betel Boxes Fantastic Old Pair C. 1920's- 1930
Burmese Gilt Lacquer Hintha Betel Boxes Fantastic Old Pair C. 1920's- 1930
Burmese Gilt Lacquer Hintha Betel Boxes Fantastic Old Pair C. 1920's- 1930
Burmese Gilt Lacquer Hintha Betel Boxes Fantastic Old Pair C. 1920's- 1930
Burmese Gilt Lacquer Hintha Betel Boxes Fantastic Old Pair C. 1920's- 1930
Burmese Gilt Lacquer Hintha Betel Boxes Fantastic Old Pair C. 1920's- 1930
Burmese Gilt Lacquer Hintha Betel Boxes Fantastic Old Pair C. 1920's- 1930
Burmese Gilt Lacquer Hintha Betel Boxes Fantastic Old Pair C. 1920's- 1930

Burmese Gilt Lacquer Hintha Betel Boxes Fantastic Old Pair C. 1920's- 1930

$ 414.47

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Color: Gold
  • Condition: In as found condition in keeping with age and use.In relatively good condition. Unavoidable losses to the Lacquerware from age and use.Please look at all photographs.
  • Primary Material: Wood and Metal
  • All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
  • Materials and Techniques: Wood, Metal, Glass, Gilt Lacquer
  • Age: 1900-1940
  • Original/Reproduction: Original
  • Type: Boxes
  • Region of Origin: Burma

    Description

    A PAIR OF
    REMARKABLE BURMESE
    BETEL-NUT BOXES
    IN THE SHAPE
    OF THE
    " HINTHA"
    OR THE
    SACRED GOOSE.
    BURMA
    CIRCA 1920 -1930'S
    IT IS A FAMOUS SYMBOL
    OF LOVE AND ETERNAL FIDELITY.
    THIS  PAIR OF BOXES
    ARE AN
    EXTRAORDINARY FINE
    EXAMPLE  OF
    BURMESE RELIGIOUS ART.
    THESE ORNATE BETEL BOXES WERE
    USED IN CEREMONIES, WHEN
    YOUNG MEN ENTERED
    A MONASTERY AS A
    NOVICE ;TO EVOKE THE WORLDLY
    LUXURIES ONE GIVES UP
    TO EMBARK ON THE
    SPIRITUAL LIFE.
    EACH ONE IS
    HEIGHT - 7"
    LENGTH - 9"
    WIDTH OF WINGS - 6"
    SHIPPING IS INCLUDED,
    USA ONLY.
    NO RETURNS ON THIS ITEM .
    PLEASE HAVE A LOOK AT MY
    OTHER LISTINGS
    FOR THE
    OFFBEAT AND UNEXPECTED.
    MANY THANKS!