Hsun Ok (Offering Vessel)
early 19th century (made)
| Place of origin |
A bowl shaped vessel with a spired lid on a splayed stand and an inner tray.
Ringed with floral and leafy scrollwork and repeating peacocks and to-naya (mythical composite animal).
Ringed with floral and leafy scrollwork and repeating peacocks and to-naya (mythical composite animal).
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 4 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Thitsi lacquered bamboo basket work. Patterns formed in the relief moulded thayo and glass inlay hman-zi shwei-cha technique. |
| Brief description | Burmese bamboo and gilded lacquer hsun-ok (offering vessel). Konbaung Dynasty (1752-1885). Decorated with peacocks and to-naya amidst floral and foliate patterns in the thayo, hman-zi shwei-cha medium. ca.early 19th century. |
| Physical description | A bowl shaped vessel with a spired lid on a splayed stand and an inner tray. Ringed with floral and leafy scrollwork and repeating peacocks and to-naya (mythical composite animal). |
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| Credit line | Purchased from A. P. Ready, Esq., Barum House, Wealdstone |
| Object history | Historical significance: Used for the ritual of carrying offerings to the monastery or for displaying offerings by the side of a Buddha image. Nobles at the Court of Mindon Min (1853-78) used similar vessels during prolonged audiences in which case it would have been described as a pwe-daw-ok. I.M. 3 and 4-1909 purchased together for £25 Purchased from A. P. Ready, Esq., Barum House, Wealdstone. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Museum records (Asia Department registers and/or Central Inventory) as part of a 2023 provenance research project. RP 2422/1908 |
| Bibliographic reference | Sylvia Fraser-Lu "Burmese Lacquerware" 1985; p. 86 |
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| Accession number | IM.3:4-1909 |
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| Record created | October 31, 2000 |
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