Electrolier
1906 (made)
| Place of origin |
The red and gold electrolier (elaborate standard lamp stand) is in seven parts.
It is modelled upon the hti (temple umbrella-canopy)of a Burmese Pagoda and comprises the umbrella-canopy, the hnge-mana (the finial with wind vane) and terminating in a seimbu (the orb). The whole is supported on a cylindrical shaft resting on a cross-shaped foot. The canopy "ribs" and supports in the form of dragons, from whose mouths formerly issued electric bulbs. The shaft is ornamented with scrolling foliate brackets.
It is modelled upon the hti (temple umbrella-canopy)of a Burmese Pagoda and comprises the umbrella-canopy, the hnge-mana (the finial with wind vane) and terminating in a seimbu (the orb). The whole is supported on a cylindrical shaft resting on a cross-shaped foot. The canopy "ribs" and supports in the form of dragons, from whose mouths formerly issued electric bulbs. The shaft is ornamented with scrolling foliate brackets.
Object details
| Object type | |
| Parts | This object consists of 11 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Wrought iron on a wood base, lacquered and gilded with glass inlay (hman-zi shwei-cha). The decoration is rendered in elaborate open-work. |
| Brief description | Burmese lacquered wrought iron and wood lamp-stand rendered in elaborate open-work in the form of a temple umbrella-canopy. Decorated with gilding and pieces of glass. Rangoon 1906 |
| Physical description | The red and gold electrolier (elaborate standard lamp stand) is in seven parts. It is modelled upon the hti (temple umbrella-canopy)of a Burmese Pagoda and comprises the umbrella-canopy, the hnge-mana (the finial with wind vane) and terminating in a seimbu (the orb). The whole is supported on a cylindrical shaft resting on a cross-shaped foot. The canopy "ribs" and supports in the form of dragons, from whose mouths formerly issued electric bulbs. The shaft is ornamented with scrolling foliate brackets. |
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| Credit line | Curzon Bequest |
| Bibliographic reference | "Eastern Art Objects" Exhibition 1910, Bethnal Green Museum, p.45. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | IM.314:11-1927 |
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| Record created | January 15, 2001 |
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