Manuscript Chest
before 1880 (made)
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Rectangular. Set on an ornamental stand with claw footed legs. Sides of the chest decorated with scenes yet to be identified - perhaps from one of the Jataka stories or from Burmese legend. The lid is plain.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Wood, thitsi lacquered and gilt. Made from single slabs of teak joined at the sides by dove tail joints Decorated in the shwei-zawa (gold leaf) technique. |
| Brief description | Burmese teak shwei-zawa (gold leaf lacquerware) sadaik (manuscript chest) and stand.Konbaung Dynasty (1752-1885). Decorated with scenes from a Jataka story or Burmese legend. ca. before 1880. |
| Physical description | Rectangular. Set on an ornamental stand with claw footed legs. Sides of the chest decorated with scenes yet to be identified - perhaps from one of the Jataka stories or from Burmese legend. The lid is plain. |
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| Object history | Historical significance: Used to store religious books and manuscripts in monasteries. |
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| Accession number | 2544(IS) |
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| Record created | September 25, 2000 |
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