Bowl (Khwet)
1900-1925 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Black shallow bowl. The inside is decorated against the black ground with a single rounded golden fish at the base and a golden border of leaves around the inside of the rim.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Made from woven split bamboo and horsehair covered in thitsi lacquer and further decorated in the shwei-zawa (gold leaf) technique. |
| Brief description | Burmese black lacquer bowl (khwet). Decorated with a fish and foliate border in the shwei zawa (gold leaf) technique, Burma,1900-1925 |
| Physical description | Black shallow bowl. The inside is decorated against the black ground with a single rounded golden fish at the base and a golden border of leaves around the inside of the rim. |
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| Credit line | Lent by His Majesty The King |
| Object history | Historical significance: The mein (pisces the fish) is the symbol for Tabaung (March). Horological signs were popular decorative motifs on Burmese objects. |
| Production | Attribution note: A shallow bowl served as a rice or finger bowl. |
| Bibliographic reference | Visit the Royal Collection Trust’s website for more information at www.rct.uk/collection |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | LOAN: ROYAL.657 |
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| Record created | November 27, 2000 |
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