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Pagan Lacquer Hsun-ok Offering Bowl browse these categories for related items... All Items: Archives:Regional Art:Asian:Southeast Asian: Pre 1900: item # 684635 Please refer to our stock # 63-01 when inquiring.
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| A majestic Burmese lacquer offering bowl from the 19th century has a wide band of relief-molded lacquer at the base of its tall spire. The green and gold design, applied over cinnabar lacquer, has four cartouche-like cells, called bilu-gwin, two with dancing figures, two with Burmese "chinthe," or lions. Scrolling and flowers fill the remaining space on the band. The modeled designs are created from "thayo," a mixture of boiled lacquer with finely powdered bone, ash or cow dung. This is a particularly heavy hsun-ok, made of a combination of wood and coiled bamboo in Pagan, a Burmese town renowned for producing high quality lacquer items. The graceful spire echoes the shape of ancient brick stupa, constructed to hold Buddhist relics, that dot the fields surrounding Pagan. Many layers of lacquer and thayo cover the wood and bamboo base, each layer dried and burnished before the next application, a process that required a month or more. With age and daily use, the cinnabar lacquer layers on the surface have worn away in places to reveal the black lacquer layers beneath, creating a handsome patina. Beyond expected wear, this offering bowl, dating to the latter half of the 19th century, is in very good condition. Dimensions: height 30" (76 cm), diameter 15" (38 cm). | |||||||||||||||
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