Burmese Cinnabar Lacquer Betel Box with Two Interior Trays cigarette pack parasol I've been on the hunt

I've been on the hunt for another of these brilliant puzzle-type boxes made to hold sewing machine attachments since finding (and immediately selling) one a few months ago--and here one is

but I think they make a great pair

including in combination with splint ash on the lower half of the vessel

executed in black ink on paper that I think was once much closer to white than it is today

Burmese Cinnabar Lacquer Betel Box with Two Interior Trays cigarette pack parasol I've been on the huntI never tire of gorgeous cinnabar colored Burmese lacquer betel boxes like this one, and am excited every time I find one. I believe this lacquered bamboo box dates to the earlyish 20th century, and features a style of interlocking forms that I believe is called ku nan kan byat. This interlocking design is rendered in black on the top and sides of the box's lid against an allover field of incised pin prick like marks. It is framed by incised banding