One of fifty Burmese drawings.
Painting
ca.1887 (made)
ca.1887 (made)
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This is an example of a Company-style painting from Burma (Myanmar). It comes from an album of 50 coloured drawings a local Burmese artist made around 1887. The leather-bound volume has a four-page index tipped in. The index is in English and is divided into three sections dealing respectively with elephants, horses and people. This picture illustrates a 'Siamese [Thai] Man and Woman' in their distinctive dress.
Indian artists made Company Paintings for the British in India. They often used devices found in European painting. Schools of Company Painting never really developed in the other areas of south and south-east Asia that came under British influence. Occasionally a British officer might commission a local artist to make drawings especially for him.
Indian artists made Company Paintings for the British in India. They often used devices found in European painting. Schools of Company Painting never really developed in the other areas of south and south-east Asia that came under British influence. Occasionally a British officer might commission a local artist to make drawings especially for him.
Object details
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| Title | One of fifty Burmese drawings. (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Gouache on paper |
| Brief description | Painting; gouache, Burma ca.1887 |
| Physical description | 'Siamese man and woman'. One of 50 drawings with manuscript notes in a book in European form - probably commissioned by a European. Drawings of royal elephants and horses, and types of people. lst page is missing and first part of text missing on how to control elephants. The book retains last portion only. Each elephant is marked with letters from the Burmese alphabet. These are intended to be used with the accompanying text which instructs where the elephant should be hit or prodded to perform certain movements. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'Siamese' (Inscribed:) |
| Object history | These comments were made by visitors, Head of Library and Head of History, from Rangoon University, Burma, September 1988. The accompanying text is translated and can be found in the blue Parabaik (1) file in the Asian Department. |
| Subject depicted | |
| Summary | This is an example of a Company-style painting from Burma (Myanmar). It comes from an album of 50 coloured drawings a local Burmese artist made around 1887. The leather-bound volume has a four-page index tipped in. The index is in English and is divided into three sections dealing respectively with elephants, horses and people. This picture illustrates a 'Siamese [Thai] Man and Woman' in their distinctive dress. Indian artists made Company Paintings for the British in India. They often used devices found in European painting. Schools of Company Painting never really developed in the other areas of south and south-east Asia that came under British influence. Occasionally a British officer might commission a local artist to make drawings especially for him. |
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| Accession number | D.557-1901 |
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| Record created | December 15, 1999 |
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