Saung Gauk
before 1869 (made)
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Burmese saung gauk (boat shaped harp) and stand of partly gilded black and red lacquer with thirteen silken strings and red tuning cords. Decorated with lotus petal motifs and glass inlay work. Burma, ca. before 1869
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Wood, gilding, lacquer, glass inlay, and silken string |
| Brief description | A model of a boat-shaped harp (soung) of carved and painted wood, decorated with glass and gilding, on a carved wooden stand. It has thirteen silken strings. Burma, 19th century. |
| Physical description | Burmese saung gauk (boat shaped harp) and stand of partly gilded black and red lacquer with thirteen silken strings and red tuning cords. Decorated with lotus petal motifs and glass inlay work. Burma, ca. before 1869 |
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| Credit line | Purchase (Engel Collection) |
| Object history | Purchase (Engel Collection). This acquisition information reflects that found in the Museum records (Asia Department registers and/or Central Inventory) as part of a 2023 provenance research project. |
| Production | Attribution note: The 1882 inventory describes this as a "model". The dimensions are smaller than those of the Curzon saung gauk IM 234-1927 and the one featured in S. Fraser Lu's "Burmese Lacquerware"; Bangkok 1985; p. 84. |
| Bibliographic reference | John Lowry "Burmese Art", pl. 38
Robert Garfias "A Musical Visit to Burma" |
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| Accession number | 258-1882 |
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| Record created | May 22, 2001 |
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