Accession No
MN0126.296
Description
A middle sized bamboo betel box of Shan manufacture. It consists of the lid and base but no trays. It is covered in lacquer and decorated in red, black, possibly dark brown, silver, and gilded. The cover is decorated with four swordsmen amid vegetation and she side shows ten swordsmen in procession incised in silver. The base side and underside are decorated with a floral pattern and gilded.
Place
Asia; Southeast Asia; Myanmar; Shan State
Period
Source
Singer, Noel Francis [collector and donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
MN0126.296; MAA: MN0126.296; 24
Cultural Affliation
Material
Bamboo; Lacquer; Gilt
Local Term
Measurements
154mm Weight 0.58kg
Events
Context (References)
Singer, Noel Francis. 1996. 'Nineteenth century Court Lacquerware from Myanmar and the Box of 'The Sorceress''. Arts of Asia. no 4. pp. 96-97.
Event Date
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Description (Labels & Markings)
A label adhered to the lid reads '24'. This is in reference to an inventory of lacquerware seen amongst the collector's paperwork written on 14th April 1999.
Event Date
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Description (Physical description)
A middle sized bamboo betel box of Shan manufacture. It consists of the lid and base but no trays. It is covered in lacquer and decorated in red, black, possibly dark brown, silver, and gilded. The cover is decorated with four swordsmen amid vegetation and she side shows ten swordsmen in procession incised in silver. The base side and underside are decorated with a floral pattern and gilded.
Event Date 13/11/2017
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
FM:278606
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