Antique Hand-painted Asian Buddhist Lacquer Bowl Eastern European watercolor The Coushatta are a matrilineal

The Coushatta are a matrilineal society native to Southwest Louisiana and are renowned for their wonderful baskets made of coiled pine needles

I paid as much for this as I am listing it for

but I'd be inclined to frame it

I think perhaps many things at once

including shiny black on the sides and nice red and black striping on the stacks

Antique Hand-painted Asian Buddhist Lacquer Bowl Eastern European watercolor The Coushatta are a matrilinealThis Asian lacquer bowl is clearly Buddhist, with the Yin Yang symbol repeating twice on the exterior and twice again on the interior. I love this particular red, and matte finish lacquer in general, and the shape of the bowl, with out turned lip (which I believe denotes it as a monk's bowl, in which offerings would be presented). Plus what looks rather like the face of a tiger at the very center of the interior simultaneously somewhat evocative of a