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Cinnabar Lacquer Five-Piece Offering Bowl browse these categories for related items... All Items: Antiques:Regional Art:Asian:Southeast Asian:Lacquer: Pre 1910: item # 758523 Please refer to our stock # 10-38 when inquiring.
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| Offerings of food were taken to a Buddhist monastery or temple in the five compartments of this cinnabar lacquer offering bowl. Called an "ok-kwet," meaning "wide bowl" in Burmese, it is one of several designs of "hsun-ok," the vessels used by families in Burma to transport and display their offerings. This ok-kwet was formed with thin tightly woven bamboo strips, then lacquered inside and out, beginning with natural black lacquer and finishing with lacquer to which cinnabar was added. The pattern of the weaving was allowed to show through the lacquer on this piece, unlike most Burmese lacquer items which are so thickly coated that it is generally impossible to determine whether bamboo, wood, horsehair or a combination of all were used for the base construction. Stepped sizes of bowls and trays were designed to form the five covered areas for food, offered as one of the Buddhist families' ways of gaining merit. This early 20th century ok-kwet is a rich shade of orange/red, and is in very good condition. Dimensions: height 14" (36 cm), diameter 15" (38). | |||||||||
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