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Burmese, Myanmar Burma

Offering Container, mid 1800s-mid 1900s

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Description

Maker

Culture

Burmese

Title

Offering Container

Year

mid 1800s-mid 1900s

Medium

Lacquer, bamboo coils, wood, gold-leaf, glass, mirrors

Materials/Techniques

Materials

Techniques

Dimensions

Height: 54.6 cm (21 1/2 inches)

Place

Myanmar; Burma

Type

Credit

Gift of Doris Duke's Southeast Asian Art Collection

Object Number

2004.12.2.2

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Asian Art Galleries

This elaborately ornamented vessel is used for offerings of food on Buddhist altars. It is one of a pair and composed of three basic parts – the base, lid, and plate that separates the two. It is constructed of woven split bamboo and the raised surface is moulded in a paste (thayo), made from mixing lacquer with ash. Embedded onto this surface are colored glass and mirrors.

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Offering container (hsun ok), late 1800s-early 1900s

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