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Burmese

Bowl with Birds and Floral Designs, 1800s

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Description

Maker

Culture

Burmese

Title

Bowl with Birds and Floral Designs

Year

1800s

Medium

Bamboo with lacquer

Materials/Techniques

Materials

Dimensions

12.6 cm (4 15/16 inches) (diameter)

Place

Burma

Type

Credit

Gift of Captain John P. Cady

Object Number

69.004

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Asian Art Galleries

Decorated with floral motifs and long-tailed birds, the lacquered surface of this bowl was engraved with designs; colored lacquer was then used to fill the hollowed grooves. Burmese lacquer artists perfected this laborious method, which requires the meticulous application and polishing of numerous coats of lacquer as well as a skilled hand in inscribing designs onto the vessels.

Use

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