Painting

Wall Hanging

85-14-1

From: Burma

Curatorial Section: Asian

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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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