Camari (Samari)
1880 (made)
| Place of origin |
It has a lion's head on the body of a bull with horns and hooves of a deer.
Commonly, as in this figure, the end of the tail is carved separately, so is movable.
Commonly, as in this figure, the end of the tail is carved separately, so is movable.
Object details
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Carved lacquered and gilded wood |
| Brief description | Burmese Camari (Samari). A composite guardian figure from King Thibaw's Palace, Mandalay. Konbaung Dynasty (1752-1885). Carved lacquered and gilded wood. ca.1880 |
| Physical description | It has a lion's head on the body of a bull with horns and hooves of a deer. Commonly, as in this figure, the end of the tail is carved separately, so is movable. |
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| Style | |
| Marks and inscriptions | Label stuck onto the base of the Samari figure states: "This Golden Bull or Chindit belonged to King Thibaw the last? King of Burma. It was bought by my father Col. H.S.F. Ramsden, C.B.E. (then a subaltern or captain in the Burma War; 1885). Probably at Mandalay or Rangoon". Signed ECF Ramsden; 1976 (Label; English) |
| Credit line | Gift from Sir Geoffrey Ramsden C.I.E. |
| Object history | This came from one of the nine royal thrones in King Thibaw's (1878-1885) Palace of Mandalay. Treated as a guardian figure one of these stood at each of the four corners of all the thrones. The label stuck onto the base of Samari :"This Golden Bull or Chindit belonged to King Thibaw the last? King of Burma. It was bought by my father Co. H.S.F. Ramsden CBE (then a subaltern or captain in the Burma War, 1885. Probably at Mandalay or Rangoon" signed ECF Ramsden 1976 |
| Bibliographic reference | Noel F. Singer; Arts of Asia; Jan-Feb. 1998;
Survivors from a Burmese Palace; p. 99; |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | IS.77-1977 |
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| Record created | February 5, 2001 |
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