Set of Nine Vintage Burmese Yun-De Lacquer Coasters Decorated With Animals and Mythological Creatures irregular lip This is a wonderful set

This is a wonderful set of 9 vintage Burmese lacquer coasters with very fine incised decoration

Kelly received his first commission

with an additional 3 inches of  fringe on either end

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I am uncertain of its age or origin

Set of Nine Vintage Burmese Yun-De Lacquer Coasters Decorated With Animals and Mythological Creatures irregular lip This is a wonderful setThis is a wonderful set of 9 vintage Burmese lacquer coasters with very fine incised decoration, each one unique. This type of Burmese lacquer ware, called "yin de", is made from a mixture of the juice of the Thitsi tree and ash, which, applied on the surface of a woven bamboo or wood object, forms a hard, glossy surface and turns black on exposure to air; once dry, fine decoration is hand engraved on the surface, then filled with colored lacquer, one