Painting
Wall Hanging
Native Name | Pagyi |
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Object Number: | 85-14-1 |
Current Location: | Collections Storage |
Culture: | Mon Buddhist |
Provenience: | Burma |
Date Made: | 1840-1896 |
Early Date: | 1840 |
Late Date: | 1896 |
Section: | Asian |
Materials: | Paper Paint Foil Tinsel |
Technique: | Painted |
Iconography: | Pagoda Buddha Naga (Snake) Elephant |
Inscription Language: | Mon Language |
Credit Line: | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville (?), 1904 |
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.
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