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Six-Piece Lacquer Offering Bowl From Burma browse these categories for related items... All Items: Archives:Regional Art:Asian:Southeast Asian: Pre 1920: item # 679925 Please refer to our stock # 57-48 when inquiring.
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| Made of gleaming black lacquer, this Burmese ok-kwet, which means "wide bowl," is one of the designs within a classification of vessels called "hsun-ok" used to carry offerings of food to Buddhist monasteries. The six-piece container--a large bowl topped with a series of trays and smaller bowls--hides more elegance inside with its rich cinnabar-colored interiors and rims. Pieces fit together in stepped fashion, ending in an inverted cup that sits atop the stack. When taken to the monastery, the trays were removed and offerings arrayed around the large center bowl that generally held rice. The base of this receptacle is constructed of coiled and woven bamboo. Many successive coats of lacquer then are applied over the bamboo, each coat is dried for several days, then buffed, a process that takes at least a month, often longer. Well made, attractive bowls and trays were considered essential to the proper presentation of offerings, so hsun-ok were among a family's most valued possessions. This large and fine early 20th century bowl is marked on the cap with the name of the town and section where it was made--Myuer, Kyand (see photo enlargement #8). It is in excellent condition. Dimensions: height 16" ( 41 cm), diameter 18" (46 cm). | |||||||||||
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