Native Name | Pagyi |
Object Number | 85-14-1 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Mon | Buddhist |
Provenience | Burma |
Date Made | 1840-1896 |
Section | Asian |
Materials | Paper | Paint | Foil | Tinsel |
Technique | Painted |
Iconography | Pagoda | Buddha | Naga (Snake) | Elephant |
Inscription Language | Mon Language |
Description | Paper painting from small temple. Four rectangular panels separated by horizontal wood braces. Cut out designs. Images of: vase with flowers; Kyaik-htiyo pagoda of Kyaik-hto, Moulmein; Buddha Gautama subdueing naga; and the Nalagiri(?) elephant. Inscription in Mon at bottom. Foil diamond appliques, paper fringe and tinsel. |
Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville (?), 1904 |
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