Khwet (Tumbler)
early 19th century (made)
| Place of origin |
Gilded red small straight sided bowl rounding to a ring base.
Sides encircled with alternate quatrefoil and square compartments filled with flower heads and narrow borders of raised dots.
Sides encircled with alternate quatrefoil and square compartments filled with flower heads and narrow borders of raised dots.
Object details
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Thitsi lacquered bamboo basket work. Patterns formed in the relief moulded thayo and glass inlay hman-zi shwei-cha technique. |
| Brief description | Burmese bamboo and gilded lacquer khwet (tumbler). Konbaung Dynasty (1752-1885). Decorated with beading and floral patterns in the thayo, hman-zi shwei-cha medium. ca. early 19th century. |
| Physical description | Gilded red small straight sided bowl rounding to a ring base. Sides encircled with alternate quatrefoil and square compartments filled with flower heads and narrow borders of raised dots. |
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| Style | |
| Credit line | Purchased from A. P. Ready, Esq., Barum House, Wealdstone |
| Object history | Historical significance: This object was originally used with other food vessels contained in the large Food RFeceptacle IM 3 1909 |
| Production | Attribution note: This object was originally used with other food-vessels contained in the hsun-ok (offering vessel) IM 4-1909. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | IM.4-1909 |
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| Record created | November 1, 2000 |
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