One of six drawings of Burmese types.
Painting
ca.1920 (painted)
ca.1920 (painted)
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| Place of origin |
Half-length figure of an old man, wearing a black turban, blue chinese-style jacket with short sleeves and light brown border, and white long-sleeved undershirt; he has a short, thin grey moustache and wears silver ear-plugs.
Framed in a narrow black frame covered with zinc on the back and bearing a blue and white label. See Marks/Subjects.
Framed in a narrow black frame covered with zinc on the back and bearing a blue and white label. See Marks/Subjects.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | One of six drawings of Burmese types. (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | water-colour on paper; wood frame |
| Brief description | Burmese framed watercolour on paper; half length portrait of a Maingtha Old Man in tribal dress in blues, browns and black with silver ear-plugs. Signed by the artist, Yatanabon Mg Su, ca.1920 |
| Physical description | Half-length figure of an old man, wearing a black turban, blue chinese-style jacket with short sleeves and light brown border, and white long-sleeved undershirt; he has a short, thin grey moustache and wears silver ear-plugs. Framed in a narrow black frame covered with zinc on the back and bearing a blue and white label. See Marks/Subjects. |
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| Marks and inscriptions |
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| Object history | Purchased from Mrs. H.A. Hinds on RP/79/456 Framed in a narrow black frame covered with zinc on the back and bearing a blue and white label:- Artistic/framing/by/skilled craftsmen/with/long experience/smart and Mooker/. Burma bookshop 221 Sule Pagoda Rd. Rangoon |
| Production | The artist was from Mandalay but it is thought he spent his working life in Rangoon. |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Bibliographic reference | Archer, Mildred. Company Paintings Indian Paintings of the British period
Victoria and Albert Museum Indian Series London: Victoria and Albert Museum, Maplin Publishing, 1992 184 p. ISBN 0944142303 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | IS.18-1979 |
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| Record created | July 24, 2001 |
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