Burmese Manuscript Chest (Sadaik) - 19th Century Decorative Stone divine face motif

divine face motif

This wonderfully decorative tiger panel is painted on an older door from Northern India

It would have been used as a family altar and for storage of religious scrolls

supplied with wall hangers

Made in the 19th century in India

Burmese Manuscript Chest (Sadaik) - 19th Century Decorative Stone divine face motifThis magnificent Burmese manuscript chest is called a sadaik and is made from 6 solid teak timbers. Burmese forest teak wood is some of the best quality. The chest is red lacquered with gilt relief work called thayo. Thayo is a putty created from sap mixed with ash. This chest dates to the Konbaung Dynasty (1752 1885) and depicts figures in five cartouches. The scenes look to depict the life of the Buddha with the central panel depicting Buddha riding