Tea Bowl Item Number: 2897/1 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Large lacquer tea bowl with intricate designs around perimeter. The object was donated with a maker’s card which describes its makers and place of origin. The designs around the perimeter were taken from reliefs in Bagan Temple, Burma. The central design is bordered on top and bottom by small patterns in orange-red and green against a black background. These borders depict small beings - such as deer, fish and elephants - within intricate frames. The central design features Buddha in various standing and sitting poses. There is also a large, reclining elephant depicted. The elephant wears a hat and a cloth over its back. In each pose, the Buddha’s hands and feet are in very specific positions. He wears a variety of clothing from one figure to the next but his elaborate head dress remains the same. The various positions include: sitting on his knees, pouring tea, receiving tea, sitting cross-legged, sitting on knees holding a bat, standing with palms pressed together and standing with one arm upraised. On the bottom of the bowl, orange-red lines form a circular border containing text written in green. This circle is open in a small section. There is a standing bird with a long tail within the border with text. The interior of the bowl is painted solid black.
Narrative
Maker's card included with bowl from the Golden Cuckoo Lacquerware Work Shop, Myin Ka Par village, near Bagan.
Item History
- Made by U Tin Htun (Maker) and Daw Aye Aye (Maker) during 2005
- Owned by Kenneth Dent before June 29, 2011
- Received from Kenneth Dent (Donor) on June 29, 2011
What
- Name
- Tea Bowl
- Identification Number
- 2897/1
- Type of Item
- bowl
- Material
- lacquer, bamboo grass and horse hair
- Overall
- height 8.0 cm, diameter 10.2 cm
Who
- Culture
- Burmese
- Creator
- U Tin Htun (Maker) and Daw Aye Aye (Maker)
- Previous Owner
- Kenneth Dent
- Received from
- Kenneth Dent (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- “Myanmar: Mandalay, Bagan” ?
When
- Creation Date
- during 2005
- Ownership Date
- before June 29, 2011
- Acquisition Date
- on June 29, 2011
Other
- Item Classes
- ceramics
- Condition
- excellent
- Accession Number
- 2897/0001