Khwet (tumbler)
- Place of origin:
Burma (made)
- Date:
early 19th century (made)
- Materials and Techniques:
Thitsi lacquered bamboo basket work. Patterns formed in the relief moulded thayo and glass inlay hman-zi shwei-cha technique.
- Museum number:
IM.4-1909
- Gallery location:
In Storage
Physical description
Gilded red small straight sided bowl rounding to a ring base.
Sides encircled with alternate quatrefoil and square compartments filled with flower heads and narrow borders of raised dots.
Place of Origin
Burma (made)
Date
early 19th century (made)
Materials and Techniques
Thitsi lacquered bamboo basket work. Patterns formed in the relief moulded thayo and glass inlay hman-zi shwei-cha technique.
Dimensions
Height: 7.5 cm, Diameter: 10.3 cm of rim
Object history note
Historical significance: This object was originally used with other food vessels contained in the large Food RFeceptacle IM 3 1909
Descriptive line
Burmese bamboo and gilded lacquer khwet (tumbler). Konbaung Dynasty (1752-1885). Decorated with beading and floral patterns in the thayo, hman-zi shwei-cha medium. ca. early 19th century.
Production Note
Attribution note: This object was originally used with other food-vessels contained in the hsun-ok (offering vessel) IM 4-1909.
Materials
Bamboo; Thitsi lacquer; Gold-leaf; Clay; Ash; Pigment; Glass
Techniques
Basketry; Forming; Gilding; Colouring; Glass-working
Collection
South & South East Asia Collection
