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Sadaik

before 1880 (made)
Place of origin
Burma (made)

Rectangular box with hinged lid and key hole set on a separate three tiered stand with ball and claw footed legs.
The sides of the chest and the stand are divided into decoratively framed areas which are filled with sprays of floral and foliate patterns of gold on a black ground.


Object details

Category
India Museum
Object type
Sadaik
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Manuscript Chest
  • Stand
Materials and techniques
Wood, thitsi lacquered and gilt. Made from single slabs of teak joined at the sides by dove tail joints. Decoration formed with thayo (relief) moulding gilded.
Teak
Thitsi Lacquer
Gold Leaf
Clay
Ash
Pigment
Woodworking
Forming
Gilding
Colouring
Brief description
Burmese teak thayo (relief moulded) lacquer gilded sadaik (manuscript chest) and stand. Konbaung Dynasty (1752-1885). Decorated with borders and panels of floral and foliate designs. ca. before 1880.
Physical description
Rectangular box with hinged lid and key hole set on a separate three tiered stand with ball and claw footed legs.
The sides of the chest and the stand are divided into decoratively framed areas which are filled with sprays of floral and foliate patterns of gold on a black ground.
Dimensions
  • Chest and stand height: 101cm
  • Chest and stand width: 97cm
  • Chest height: 39cm
  • Chest width: 68cm
Style
Konbaung
Object history
Historical significance: Used to store religious books and manuscripts in monasteries
Bibliographic reference
Sylvia Fraser-lu "Burmese Lacquerware" p. 125
Collection
South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number
02322(IS)

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Record createdOctober 17, 2000
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O48861/sadaik/
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