Painting

CG94-1-104

From: Burma

Curatorial Section: Asian

Native Name Pagyi
Object Number CG94-1-104
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Burmese
Provenience Burma
Period Mandalay Period
Date Made 1860-1899
Section Asian
Materials Cotton
Iconography Celebration | Elephant
Description

Wall painting portraying 14 soldiers with guns all across the base of the painting. Above them is a handsome tan elephant painted against a room of blue, yellow, and rose designs. Upper section of the painting shows two women and one man, perhaps a prince, observing. Servants holds parasols over their heads.

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