Manuscript
1857 (made)
Place of origin |
Title: Plan of the royal palace grounds showing the places of burial (sc. of magic charms etc.)
Contents: There are notes on the plan itself, and at the foot and at the side of the plan.
The note at the foot records that the plan is a copy of one submitted to the king by two ministers on the 4th day of the tawthalin (waning moon) of Nadaw [December], 1219 BE [1857AD].
The notes on the plan give the names of some of the major buildings, and show the places at which were buried caskets containing squared charts with arrangements of figures or syllables having magical protective power.The notes at the side of the plan and some of those on the plan itself give the distances between various named points in the palace grounds.
Contents: There are notes on the plan itself, and at the foot and at the side of the plan.
The note at the foot records that the plan is a copy of one submitted to the king by two ministers on the 4th day of the tawthalin (waning moon) of Nadaw [December], 1219 BE [1857AD].
The notes on the plan give the names of some of the major buildings, and show the places at which were buried caskets containing squared charts with arrangements of figures or syllables having magical protective power.The notes at the side of the plan and some of those on the plan itself give the distances between various named points in the palace grounds.
Object details
Object type | |
Materials and techniques | Drawn and painted, watercolour and ink on heavy paper. |
Brief description | Burmese manuscript of a draft plan for a new palace for Mindon Min (r. 1853-1878) at Mandalay. Konbaung Dynasty (1752-1885). Written and illustrated with water-colour and ink on heavy buff paper. 1857 |
Physical description | Title: Plan of the royal palace grounds showing the places of burial (sc. of magic charms etc.) Contents: There are notes on the plan itself, and at the foot and at the side of the plan. The note at the foot records that the plan is a copy of one submitted to the king by two ministers on the 4th day of the tawthalin (waning moon) of Nadaw [December], 1219 BE [1857AD]. The notes on the plan give the names of some of the major buildings, and show the places at which were buried caskets containing squared charts with arrangements of figures or syllables having magical protective power.The notes at the side of the plan and some of those on the plan itself give the distances between various named points in the palace grounds. |
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Credit line | Given by Mrs. Philippa Codrington |
Object history | From the Court of Mindon Min (1853-1878) Plan of a town called "Nam-myo-don". |
Bibliographic reference | Arts of Asia 1975
John Lowry, Burmese Art at the Victoria and Albert Museum;
p. 37 |
Collection | |
Accession number | IM.60-1938 |
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Record created | December 10, 2001 |
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