Chest
before 1880 (made)
| Place of origin |
Rectangular box with hinged lid and key hole.
Three sides and top of lid covered in divided areas of foliate and floral designs. Fighting nagas and balus holding swords and parrots are worked into these designs on the sides and front of the chest.
Three sides and top of lid covered in divided areas of foliate and floral designs. Fighting nagas and balus holding swords and parrots are worked into these designs on the sides and front of the chest.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Wood; thitsi lacquered. Made from single slabs of teak joined at the sides by dove tail joints. Decoration of hman-zi shwei-cha (gilded relief-moulded lacquer inlaid with glass designs. |
| Brief description | Burmese teak lacquer chest. Konbaung Dynasty (1752-1885).Figurative and foliate decoration formed with hman-zi shwei-cha (gilded, relief-moulded lacquer inlaid with glass) work. ca. before 1880 |
| Physical description | Rectangular box with hinged lid and key hole. Three sides and top of lid covered in divided areas of foliate and floral designs. Fighting nagas and balus holding swords and parrots are worked into these designs on the sides and front of the chest. |
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| Production | Attribution note: Earlier |
| Other number | 3099 (but this is an indian textile?) - India Museum Slip Book |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 02323(IS) |
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| Record created | October 18, 2000 |
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