Shrine (Hpaya Khan)
ca. 1900 (made)
| Place of origin |
The plan of the shrine is an equal-armed cross. On each side is a doorless entrance with floral open tracery below the lintel and in the sides. The four-tiered roof is surmounted with a "hti" with five umbrellas and a flag-staff. The eaves of the entrances and the roofs are all enriched with flame and dragon motifs.
Object details
| Object type | |
| Parts | This object consists of 4 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Carved teak, covered in gilded red thitsi lacquer. |
| Brief description | Burmese hpaya khan (shrine for a Buddha image) with a 4 tiered roof finishing in a "hti" with five Umbrellas and a flag-staff. Of red lacquered and gilded teak embellished with foliate, dragon and flame motifs open work carving. ca. 1900. The shrine is constructed in the style employed for the Shwe Dagon Pagoda at Rangoon. Thr plsn id sn equal-armed cross. On each side is a doorless entrance with floral open tracery below the lintel and in the sides. |
| Physical description | The plan of the shrine is an equal-armed cross. On each side is a doorless entrance with floral open tracery below the lintel and in the sides. The four-tiered roof is surmounted with a "hti" with five umbrellas and a flag-staff. The eaves of the entrances and the roofs are all enriched with flame and dragon motifs. |
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| Credit line | Curzon Bequest |
| Object history | Historical significance: The shrine is constructed in the style employed for the Shwe Dagon Pagoda at Rangoon. |
| Production | Attribution note: Designed to hold a Buddha image. |
| Bibliographic reference | Arts of Asia; 1975
John Lowry Burmese Art at the Victoria and Albert Museum; p. 28 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | IM.111:1 to 4-1927 |
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| Record created | November 27, 2000 |
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