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Large Bronze Burmese Gong on Stand
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Pre 1980 item# 394992 (stock# 55-14)
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Silk Road Gallery
(203) 208-0771
$695
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The low, rich sound of this Burmese temple gong is pleasant and gentle, yet impossible to ignore. We found the hand hammered bronze gong while traveling in Burma many years ago. The stand, constructed of aged, reclaimed elm wood, was custom made in China using traditional joinery methods. Thick, heavy bronze, blackened in the Burmese style, is responsible for the haunting sound of the gong. The striker, also made in Burma, has a hand sewn fabric cover. Dimensions of gong only: diameter 21" ...click for details
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Bronze Burmese Gong, Elm Stand
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Pre 1980 item# 392459 (stock# 55-22)
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Silk Road Gallery
(203) 208-0771
$495
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While traveling in Burma (Myanmar) many years ago, we were enchanted by the particularly sonorous sounds of Burmese bronze gongs. Our resulting small shipment of various sizes of these gongs remained in storage until we had stands made for them in China. The stands are constructed with traditional Chinese tenon joinery of aged, reclaimed elm wood. The bright red fabric-covered striker, hand sewn in Burma, has the proper degree of softness to produce a full sound from this relatively small gong, ...click for details
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Burmese Jade Guanyin Pendant
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Pre 1980 item# 334861 (stock# 41-23)
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Silk Road Gallery
(203) 208-0771
$275
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This delicate carving of Guanyin, the revered Chinese goddess of mercy and compassion, was done in Burma in Burmese jade. Evidently carved for the ethnic Chinese community there, it is Chinese in style, with the goddess wearing her traditional headpiece and robe, holding a vase and standing on waves. She is carved in relief against a large curving dragon, which is fully visible in detail on the back side of the pendant. This jade piece is in excellent condition, and hangs from a fine gold chain. ...click for details
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Burmese Jade Chess Set
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Pre 1980 item# 312760 (stock# 57-32)
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Silk Road Gallery
(203) 208-0771
$500
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Variations in the shades of these green and white jade chess pieces give this set from Burma (Myanmar) extra appeal. Green knights are dark and opaque; other green pieces are translucent and various lighter shades. Many of the white pieces show a blush of pink. Burma is the source of much of the world's jade, which is found there in several colors. The board, set into the top of a carved teak wood storage/carrying case, also is made of green and white jade. Chess pieces are carved in the Wes ...click for details
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