Description: Lacquer technique, bamboo. Burma, 1910-1930
A four-part cylindrical container, the outside is completely worked using the yun-technique in orange-red, yellow, green and black with intricate scenes that recreate the Ramayana, an epic from the late Vedic age of ancient India in vignettes that cover the lid and interior sides, the bottommost and uppermost part with bands of color and foliage with birds and Burmese scripts. The inside is simply lacquered red excepting the tray-inserts, the outside of which, including the bottom are covered with concentric color bands and centered with plant motifs. The underside of the base is also decorated and centered with a tiger.
Dimensions: HEIGHT 22 CM, DIAMETER 23 CM
Condition: Traces of use and wear, cracks in the lacquer surface and minor loss along the edges, overall good condition
Provenance: From the collection of Annemarie van Meer