Bowl

Water Cup

89-13-247A

From: Burma | Pagan

Curatorial Section: Asian

Native Name Yay-khwet
Object Number 89-13-247A
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Burmese
Provenience Burma | Pagan
Creator Maung Paw Sein
Date Made Mid 20th Century
Section Asian
Materials Lacquer | Bamboo | Thayo
Technique Lacquered
Iconography Flowers | Hamsa
Inscription Language Burmese Language
Description

A water cup with etchings of flower patterns and series of lines. Decorated in red, yellow and green with a figure of a hamsa bird at center of exterior base. Inside is plain red. A line of script in Burmese gives name of craftsman.

Credit Line Gift of the Estate of Elizabeth Lyons, Keeper of the Asian Collections, University Museum, 1989

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