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Burmese Temple Lion Chimera Figure Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Southeast Asian: Sculpture: Pre 1920   item# 943598 (stock# 57-44)  click for details Silk Road Gallery (203) 208-0771 SOLD  This fantastic composite creature, a “tadiya yupa,” with features of a lion, goat, bird and serpent, once stood as a good omen in a Buddhist temple in Burma. Often referred to as brave lions, such friendly/fierce chimera figures are much loved in Burma, appearing in temple art and on personal items such as medicine and betel boxes. They are regarded both as protectors and as dispensers of good fortune. This one is particularly impressive because of its size and detailing. It is carved of Burmes ...click for details Large Shan Red and Black Lacquer Footed bowl Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Southeast Asian: Lacquer: Pre 1910   item# 929783 (stock# 63-14)  click for details Silk Road Gallery (203) 208-0771 $400  An especially handsome lacquer bowl, called a “kwet,” is from the Shan people, a southeast Asian tribal group living primarily in northeast Burma. Similar Shan bowls, though not identical to this one, are pictured in a book from the British Museum Press entitled “Visions from the Golden Land: Burma and the Art of Lacquer” by Isaacs and Blurton, on pages 183 and 184, where they are labeled with the spelling “khwet.” This bowl has an inscription on the bottom that is difficult to decipher but it ...click for details Pagan Lacquer Betel Box with Maker's Name Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Southeast Asian: Lacquer: Pre 1920   item# 922753 (stock# 63-29)  click for details Silk Road Gallery (203) 208-0771 $590  Delicately incised yun designs on a lacquer betel box from the Burmese city of Pagan depict scenes of five elegantly dressed courtiers, each portrayed within a distinctive and elaborate portal. The name of the artisan, Ko Sein Maung, is incised in one ribbon-like cartouche, and his locale, Pagan Dikesu, in another. The wish, chantha basage (may you be rich), appears in a third cartouche. The container has three parts—a deep lid, a high base and a fitted tray. It is designed to retain freshness i ...click for details Pair Carved Teak Burmese Nats Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Southeast Asian: Folk Art: Pre 1920   item# 919136 (stock# 63-64)  click for details Silk Road Gallery (203) 208-0771 $595  Two kneeling nats, possibly representing the Taungbyon brothers, among the most revered deities in the Burmese spirit world of nats, are carved with identical positions and thrones but faces that are quite different from one another. Widespread belief among the Burmese of nats, the spirits of certain departed humans, and also of nat spirits of trees, rivers, rocks and more, predates the introduction of Buddhism in Burma. Thirty-seven nats, both protectors and rogues, each with its own complex s ...click for details Shan Rice Ladle with Monkey on Handle Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Southeast Asian: Wood: Pre 1910   item# 914601 (stock# 63-21)  click for details Silk Road Gallery (203) 208-0771 $275  A lacquered teak rice scoop from the Shan tribal people who live in eastern Burma and along the northwestern Thai border has a charming monkey perched at the end of its curved handle. The monkey, with both hands under his chin, seems to be staring out in wide-eyed wonder at the world. Some time ago we sold a Shan water ladle of lacquered teak that had several monkeys cavorting along the handle (see 64-31 in our Archives) and our guess is that the monkeys on that piece and the one on this piece r ...click for details Burmese Lacquered Teak Mythical Animal Medicine Box Catalogue: Archives: Regional Art: Asian: Southeast Asian: Pre 1950   item# 902437 (stock# 63-95)  click for details Silk Road Gallery (203) 208-0771 SOLD  A medicine box from Burma in the form of a mythical composite animal is carved of the local dense teak wood and lacquered in red that has worn and aged to reveal a primary coating of black lacquer, creating a pleasing patina. We have seen other old Burmese medicine boxes in strange animal shapes, perhaps carved with the intent of scaring off ill omens. This one appears to be part tiger, part dragon, which is the second such combination we have seen, suggesting that this particular pairing was a ...click for details Miniature Shan Hsun ok Lacquer Offering Bowls Catalogue: Archives: Regional Art: Pre 1900   item# 900059 (stock# 57-53)  click for details Silk Road Gallery (203) 208-0771 SOLD  Three 19th century miniature Shan offering vessels are made of wood and lacquered to mimic the large hsun-ok bowls used in Burma to carry food offerings to monasteries. Miniature hsun-ok were used primarily on home shrines, placed in front of the family’s Buddha image with offerings of flowers and other small items. Replicating the variety in design and hue of the large full size red lacquer offering vessels, these little hsun-ok are yet another look at the care lavished by Burmese artisans on l ...click for details Black Teak Burmese Sitting Buddha Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Southeast Asian: Sculpture: Pre 1940   item# 899328 (stock# 10-80)  click for details Silk Road Gallery (203) 208-0771 SOLD  A serene black vintage Buddha carved of dense Burmese teak emits a glow as a result of its lacquer treatment—first a coat of red lacquer, then a sheer top layer of black applied very sparingly so the red shines subtly through. This is a reversal of the traditional Burmese lacquer technique involving numerous coats of black lacquer covered with numerous coats of red, which produced handsome though much more formal antique pieces. The striking impact of this mid-20th century Buddha is heightened b ...click for details Incised Lacquer Burmese Betel Box Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Southeast Asian: Lacquer: Pre 1900   item# 898500 (stock# 63-30)  click for details Silk Road Gallery (203) 208-0771 $590  A late 19th century lacquer betel box from Burma is incised in an intricate pattern called “yok-thei,” with tiny dancers swirling through vegetal scrolling. The small design, primarily red and green, is punctuated with black and green circles that look like launching pads for the flying stylized dancers. (For a betel box with a similar yok-thei pattern, see color plate # 41 in “Burmese Crafts Past and Present,” by Sylvia Fraser-Lu, Oxford University Press, 1994.) Many inventive designs done wit ...click for details Intha Lacquer Offering Stand of Inle Lake Origin Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Southeast Asian: Lacquer: Pre 1900   item# 896352 (stock# 63-23)  click for details Silk Road Gallery (203) 208-0771 $695  An offering stand, or “kalat,” used by the Intha people who live the villages around Inle Lake in one of the Shan states in northeastern Burma, is from the late 19th century. A similar though more recent piece in the British Museum is pictured in “Visions from the Golden Land: Burma and the Art of Lacquer,” by Isaacs and Blurton, British Museum Press, p. 163. Kalat stands such as this were used by families in much the same manner as the tall, spired hsun-ok to carry offerings of food to the mona ...click for details Wood Hsun-ok Lacquer Offering Bowl from Pagan Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Southeast Asian: Lacquer: Pre 1900   item# 891192 (stock# 64-44)  click for details Silk Road Gallery (203) 208-0771 $1200  This late 19th century offering vessel from the Burmese city of Pagan is an exceptionally fine example of the hsun-ok containers used to carry food offerings to Buddhist monasteries and temples. It is made of wood covered with many coats of lacquer, black first and then top layers of rich deep red. As the red lacquer wears away in areas exposing the black, a handsome negoro effect is created. A similar wooden hsun-ok is pictured in “Burmese Crafts Past and Present,” by Sylvia Fraser-Lu, Oxford U ...click for details Shan Red Lacquer Byat Tray Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Southeast Asian: Lacquer: Pre 1910   item# 882005 (stock# 63-13)  click for details Silk Road Gallery (203) 208-0771 SOLD  This very large lacquer tray from the Shan minority people in northeast Burma has four different patterns of basketry weaving showing through the rich persimmon-colored lacquer. Called byat, such handmade trays, used for serving food, were time-consuming to produce. Following the weaving process, each of the many successive applications of lacquer required several days of drying, then burnishing before the next coat of lacquer was applied. Tin trays were replacing these handmade ones a number o ...click for details Lacquer Kalat Offering Stand from Inle Lake Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Southeast Asian: Lacquer: Pre 1920   item# 879327 (stock# 08-68)  click for details Silk Road Gallery (203) 208-0771 SOLD  A low lacquer stand to hold offerings for Buddhist monasteries has a bold spiral wave design in cinnabar and black. Made by the Intha people who live around Inle Lake in one of the eastern Shan states of Burma, it is constructed of a large wood tray affixed to turned pegs on a circular base. The Intha are known for the unusual way they propel their small boats while standing up and using one leg as an oar. They also tend to use lacquer in distinctive ways. Here the lacquer is applied to the wood ...click for details Pagan Hsun-ok Lacquer Offering Bowl Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Southeast Asian: Lacquer: Pre 1900   item# 877672 (stock# 63-04)  click for details Silk Road Gallery (203) 208-0771 $675  This mid-19th century wood offering bowl is from Pagan, an area recognized for producing the finest lacquer items in Burma. Many layers of black lacquer cover the wood base and are topped with a lacquer mixed with cinnabar pigment. These outer red layers have worn away in many places, showing the black lacquer underneath and creating an attractive patina. (For a similar offering bowl see "Burmese Crafts Past and Present" by Sylvia Fraser-Lu, Oxford University Press, 1994, color plate 4 ...click for details Pagan Lacquer Betel Box with Court Scenes Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Southeast Asian: Lacquer: Pre 1910   item# 875686 (stock# 63-20)  click for details Silk Road Gallery (203) 208-0771 $620  This early 20th century lacquer betel nut container has intricate incised scenes that recreate the magical interior of the old Burmese court. Dancers, mythical animals, courtiers, and servants surround the king on this throne in vignettes that cover the deep lid and base. The inscriptions "good health" and "be rich" are etched along the top edge of the deep lid. All the scenes are surrounded by fine bands of color and foliage with a cross-hatched background. Two trays that s ...click for details pages:  1   2    3    4    5