The Bodhisattva Collection New Century,Lacquer - catalog page 1

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Catalogue: New Century: Lacquer (5)

A Burmese Shwei-Zawa Gold Leaf and Lacquer Wall Hanging Catalogue: New Century: Lacquer: Contemporary item# 947738
click for details		The Bodhisattva Collection $ 595
From our Southeast Asia Collection, a contemporary but very beautiful Burmese shwei-zawa wall hanging from Pagan, Burma, executed in brilliant gold leaf against a shiny black lacquer ground. The scene depicted is most likely something from the Jataka Tales (the stories of the previous lives of the Buddha), though we are not positive which exact scene is being portrayed. Nevertheless, this is a very fine and strikingly attractive example, and for those who understand how shwei-zawa work is crea ...click for details

A Stunning Burmese Lacquer Vessel from U Aung Myint Catalogue: New Century: Lacquer: Contemporary item# 937197
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From our Southeast Asia Collection, a stunning and large martaban-type lacquer jar from the famed U Aung Myint workshop in Myinkaba Village, Pagan Burma (Myanmar), from which the British Museum has commissioned pieces for display in London. See Isaacs and Burton, Visions from the Golden Land, Burma and the Art of Lacquer page 222-223. One of several pieces we purchased when last in Burma, we had the honor, privilege, and education of watching artisans in this famous lacquer workshop creating mod ...click for details

An Extremely Fine Lacquer Box from U Aung Myint Catalogue: New Century: Lacquer: Contemporary item# 936890
click for details		The Bodhisattva Collection $ 450
From our Southeast Asia Collection, an extremely fine and very attractive dome-shaped, two-piece lacquerware box from the famed U Aung Myint workshop in Myinkaba Village, Pagan Burma (Myanmar), from which the British Museum has commissioned pieces for display in London. See Isaacs and Burton, Visions from the Golden Land, Burma and the Art of Lacquer page 222-223. One of several pieces we purchased when last in Burma, we had the honor, privilege, and education of watching artisans in this famous ...click for details

A Pagan Style Lacquer Hsun-ok From U Aung Myint Catalogue: New Century: Lacquer: Contemporary item# 936885
click for details		The Bodhisattva Collection $ 400
From our Southeast Asia Collection, a very attractive 5 piece Pagan-style lacquer hsun-ok (offering vessel) from the famed U Aung Myint workshop in Myinkaba Village, Pagan Burma (Myanmar), from which the British Museum has commissioned pieces for display in London. See Isaacs and Burton, Visions from the Golden Land, Burma and the Art of Lacquer page 222-223. One of several pieces we purchased when last in Burma, we had the honor, privilege, and education of watching artisans in this famous lacq ...click for details

A Very Striking Burmese Shwei-Zawa Writing Box Catalogue: New Century: Lacquer: Contemporary item# 936879
click for details		The Bodhisattva Collection $ 125
From our Southeast Asia Collection, a very striking contemporary Burmese writing box done in the "shwei-zawa" technique, with gold leaf floral designs known as "chupan" set against a shiny black lacquer ground, all done to very striking and dramatic effect. For those unfamiliar with this ancient Southeast Asian craft that began with the Thai in the seventeenth century, and is still practiced today mainly by the Burmese, Sylvia Fraser -Lu gives a simplified but useful explanat ...click for details

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