A LARGE LACQUER HSUN-OK 19TH CENTURYMyanmar, 1850-1930. The food offering vessel built of four sections in Yun-de technique. Fine gold décor applied in Shwezawa technique to the black ground with horizontal scrolls of gods, Chinthe lions and pagodas.Provenance: From an Austrian private collection. Acquired in Southeast Asia before 1990 and kept in the family ever since.Condition: Superb condition with only few tiny losses and old wear. Fine patina. The cinnabar coating of the inner vessel is original.Dimensions: Height 85 cm, diameter 46 cm.Yun-de is a fine type of traditional Burmese lacquerware. The lacquer is made from the sap tapped from the varnish tree Melanorrhoea Usitata that grows wild in the forests of Myanmar. It is straw-colored but turns black after exposure to air. When brushed in or coated on, it forms a hard, glossy and smooth surface resistant to the effects of exposure to moisture or heat. It is thought that Yun-de was introduced in the region during the 16th century by imported artisans belonging to the Yun or Laos Shan tribes of the Chiang Mai region.Large vessels designed in Zedi (pagoda) shape, such as this one, are difficult to build in Yun-de technique and therefore considered to be rare, especially in good condition.十九世紀緬甸大型祭祀器皿緬甸,1850-1930.祭祀食具使用髹黑金漆技巧描繪神、獅子以及塔。來源:來自奧地利私人收藏。1990年前購於東南亞,之後在家族中收藏至今。品相:極好,稍有輕微缺損和舊磨損。包漿細膩,器具内朱紅塗層為原始塗層。尺寸:高85厘米,直徑46厘米