Painted fan of silk gauze upon wooden sticks and guards, Mandalay, ca. 1880
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
ca. 1880
Fan of silk gauze upon wooden sticks and guards, and painted in tempera colours, gold and silver. The fan depicts the last King of Burma, Thibaw Min, with his principal consort, Queen Supayalat, attended by courtiers and ladies, dressed in the court costumes of the period, witnessing an outdoor play (known as a zat-pwe ) performed by actors and musicians in the Royal Gardens of the Palace at Mandalay.
This fan of silk gauze on wooden sticks and guards, painted in tempera colours and gold and silver, is probably the work of a court painter attached to the royal palace in Mandalay, where the fan is said to have been found in 1885, after the annexation of Upper Burma and the exile of the last king of Burma, King Thibaw.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 2
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Dimensions
- Length 34 cm; Width 66.6 cm open; Length 13.75 in; Width 26.5 in open
- Materials and techniques
- Painted silk gauze in tempera, gold and silver, and wood
Technical characteristics
- Place recorded
- Mandalay
Identification
- Candidate id
- vam-O10267
- Museum object number
- IM.292-1921
- Source note
- Facts transcribed from the linked single-object source. Wider type attribution and authenticity have not been independently verified.
Catalogue references
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