5th Jun, 2024 11:00
Indian, Islamic, Himalayan and South-East Asian Art, including Greek and Roman Antiquities
402
A PAINTED WOOD FIGURE OF THAGYA-MIN, BURMA (MYANMAR), 19TH CENTURY
wearing tall crown and billowing robes, his left hand raised, mounted, 73cm
Provenance: From the collection of the late A.J. (John) Lippitt (1928-2019), Hampshire. Acquired Jonathan Tucker and Antonia Tozer, 15 February 2007 (a copy of the invoice is included with this lot).
Exhibited and Published: Irridescence from the East, Jonathan Tucker and Antonia Tozer Asian Art, 2006
Thagya-Min is the king of the nats, animist deities worshipped in Burma since long before the arrival of Buddhism in the country. The two belief systems co-exist and overlap and Thagya-Min is often depicted in Buddhist temples.
Sold for £200
wearing tall crown and billowing robes, his left hand raised, mounted, 73cm
Provenance: From the collection of the late A.J. (John) Lippitt (1928-2019), Hampshire. Acquired Jonathan Tucker and Antonia Tozer, 15 February 2007 (a copy of the invoice is included with this lot).
Exhibited and Published: Irridescence from the East, Jonathan Tucker and Antonia Tozer Asian Art, 2006
Thagya-Min is the king of the nats, animist deities worshipped in Burma since long before the arrival of Buddhism in the country. The two belief systems co-exist and overlap and Thagya-Min is often depicted in Buddhist temples.
Auction: Indian, Islamic, Himalayan and South-East Asian Art, including Greek and Roman Antiquities, 5th Jun, 2024
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