8th Nov, 2023 13:00
Indian, Islamic, South East Asian and Himalayan Works of Art
799
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 from 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.
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 from 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, South East Asian and Himalayan Works of Art, 8th Nov, 2023
