Accession No
MN0126.303
Description
A Ko-kaw-tee bowl with two metal loops but missing its handle. It is decorated in red lacquer and gilded with the raised design, thayo (a paste of lacquer and ash), consisting of loops and tendrils. The underside has a medallion in the shape of an eight-petalled flower.
Place
Asia; Southeast Asia; Myanmar
Period
20th century c. 1900
Source
Singer, Noel Francis [collector and donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
MN0126.303; MAA: MN0126.303; 60; B.L.32.N.F.S
Cultural Affliation
Material
?Wicker; ?Bamboo; Lacquer; Gilt
Local Term
Measurements
165mm Weight 0.401kg
Events
Description (Labels & Markings)
A hand written label adhered to the interior reads 'B.L.32.N.F.S'. The 'BL' number is in reference to a previous inventory devised by the collector during the ?1980s, one version of this inventory was seen amongst the collectors paperwork dated to 12th July 1983.
Event Date
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Description (Labels & Markings)
A typed label adhered to the exterior reads '60'. This is in reference to an inventory of lacquerware seen amongst the collector's paperwork written on 14th April 1999.
Event Date 14/04/1999
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Description (Physical description)
A Ko-kaw-tee bowl with two metal loops but missing its handle. It is decorated in red lacquer and gilded with the raised design, thayo (a paste of lacquer and ash), consisting of loops and tendrils. The underside has a medallion in the shape of an eight-petalled flower.
Event Date 13/11/2017
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
FM:278614
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