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A SILVER REPOUSSE BOWL WITH SCENES FROM THE RAMAYANA BURMA, 19TH CENTURY image 1
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Lot 29

A SILVER REPOUSSE BOWL WITH SCENES FROM THE RAMAYANA
BURMA, 19TH CENTURY

Ritual + Culture: Fine Southeast Asian Arts
29 March 2018, 16:00 HKT
Hong Kong, Six Pacific Place

Sold for HK$31,250 inc. premium

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A SILVER REPOUSSE BOWL WITH SCENES FROM THE RAMAYANA

BURMA, 19TH CENTURY
Inscribed with lion and Burmese on the base
16 cm (6 ¼ in). high

Footnotes

緬甸　十九世紀　錘疊拉瑪堅圖銀碗

Provenance:
Private Collection, Singapore

This silver spherical body with continuous repoussé and chased relief show vignettes from the Ramayana. Each scene, which includes Rama, Sita, Lakshmana, and Hanuman and various attendant figures, are beneath cusped arches separated by foliate patterned borders. The form of this bowl is based on a thabeik or begging bowl which was used by monks to ask for food. However, monks in general did not own any silver bowls because it was forbidden for them to touch silver or gold. The base is centered by cartouche of a lion which is surrounded by an incised Burmese inscription.

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