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  • Pair of Burmese wooden kneeling monks, one praying and one with hands on the knees
  • Detail of the face with craquelure and inlaid eye
  • Hands in anjali and sash with glass inlay
  • Side view of the praying figure with red lacquer and foot to the side
  • Head of the praying monk in three-quarter view, with smile and craquelure
  • Folded hands in anjali seen from the side, with craquelure on the arms
  • Praying monk kneeling, in profile from the right, with red lacquered robe
  • Profile of the shaven head
  • Folded hands below the chin of the praying monk
  • Foot with ankle band beside the red lacquered knee
  • Praying monk from behind at an angle, with the sash over the shoulder
  • Back of the head and ear of the praying monk
  • Gilt sash with glass inlay across the back, red lacquer below
  • Hem of the sash with glass inlay and wear along the lower edge
  • Back view of the praying monk with sash and foot
  • Back of the head with craquelure down to the dark ground
  • Scrollwork of the gilt sash with green glass inlay
  • Back with the hanging sash and foot to the side
  • Praying monk from behind at an angle, left side
  • Back of the head and shoulder with red glass inlay in the sash
  • Sash on the shoulder with metal studs and glass inlay
  • Praying monk kneeling, in profile from the left
  • Shaven head and ear from the left, with craquelure
  • Folded hands in anjali, seen from the left
  • Praying monk from the front at an angle
  • Face of the praying monk from the side, with inlaid eye
  • Hands in anjali above the sash with green and red glass inlay
  • Broad smile of the monk with hands on the knees
  • Gilt sash with scrollwork and glass inlay across the chest
  • Monk with hands on the knees, from the front at an angle
  • Face with craquelure and loss of the white layer down to the dark ground
  • Shoulder and chest with craquelure and sash
  • Sash with green and red glass inlay on the red lacquered robe
  • Feet to the side and hand resting on the knee
  • Monk with hands on the knees, side view
  • Head in profile with ear and dark patches in the white layer
  • Detail of the sash with red and green glass inlay
  • Hand on the knee and foot with ankle band
  • Monk with hands on the knees, from behind at an angle
  • Back of the head with craquelure
  • Back and shoulder with the sash
  • Gilt sash with glass inlay across the back
  • Hand and foot by the red lacquered knee
  • Hem of the sash at the back with wear
  • Back view of the monk with hands on the knees
  • Back of the head with wear to the white layer
  • Scrollwork and glass inlay of the sash on the back
  • Hanging sash and foot at the back
  • Monk with hands on the knees, from behind at an angle, left side
  • Back of the head and shoulder with sash
  • Sash on the shoulder with metal studs and red glass inlay
  • Monk with hands on the knees, in profile from the left
  • Shaven head and face from the left
  • Shoulder with sash and craquelure on the arm
  • Detail of the hands and red lacquer on the knee
  • Monk with hands on the knees, front view
  • Face with broad smile and craquelure on the head
  • Sash across the chest with green and red glass inlay
  • Red lacquered knees with wear
  • Pair of Burmese wooden kneeling monks, one praying and one with hands on the knees
  • Detail of the face with craquelure and inlaid eye
  • Hands in anjali and sash with glass inlay
  • Side view of the praying figure with red lacquer and foot to the side
  • Head of the praying monk in three-quarter view, with smile and craquelure
  • Folded hands in anjali seen from the side, with craquelure on the arms
  • Praying monk kneeling, in profile from the right, with red lacquered robe
  • Profile of the shaven head
  • Folded hands below the chin of the praying monk
  • Foot with ankle band beside the red lacquered knee
  • Praying monk from behind at an angle, with the sash over the shoulder
  • Back of the head and ear of the praying monk
  • Gilt sash with glass inlay across the back, red lacquer below
  • Hem of the sash with glass inlay and wear along the lower edge
  • Back view of the praying monk with sash and foot
  • Back of the head with craquelure down to the dark ground
  • Scrollwork of the gilt sash with green glass inlay
  • Back with the hanging sash and foot to the side
  • Praying monk from behind at an angle, left side
  • Back of the head and shoulder with red glass inlay in the sash
  • Sash on the shoulder with metal studs and glass inlay
  • Praying monk kneeling, in profile from the left
  • Shaven head and ear from the left, with craquelure
  • Folded hands in anjali, seen from the left
  • Praying monk from the front at an angle
  • Face of the praying monk from the side, with inlaid eye
  • Hands in anjali above the sash with green and red glass inlay
  • Broad smile of the monk with hands on the knees
  • Gilt sash with scrollwork and glass inlay across the chest
  • Monk with hands on the knees, from the front at an angle
  • Face with craquelure and loss of the white layer down to the dark ground
  • Shoulder and chest with craquelure and sash
  • Sash with green and red glass inlay on the red lacquered robe
  • Feet to the side and hand resting on the knee
  • Monk with hands on the knees, side view
  • Head in profile with ear and dark patches in the white layer
  • Detail of the sash with red and green glass inlay
  • Hand on the knee and foot with ankle band
  • Monk with hands on the knees, from behind at an angle
  • Back of the head with craquelure
  • Back and shoulder with the sash
  • Gilt sash with glass inlay across the back
  • Hand and foot by the red lacquered knee
  • Hem of the sash at the back with wear
  • Back view of the monk with hands on the knees
  • Back of the head with wear to the white layer
  • Scrollwork and glass inlay of the sash on the back
  • Hanging sash and foot at the back
  • Monk with hands on the knees, from behind at an angle, left side
  • Back of the head and shoulder with sash
  • Sash on the shoulder with metal studs and red glass inlay
  • Monk with hands on the knees, in profile from the left
  • Shaven head and face from the left
  • Shoulder with sash and craquelure on the arm
  • Detail of the hands and red lacquer on the knee
  • Monk with hands on the knees, front view
  • Face with broad smile and craquelure on the head
  • Sash across the chest with green and red glass inlay
  • Red lacquered knees with wear

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Pair of Burmese Wooden Kneeling Monks – Mandalay Style – Mid-20th Century

€244,00

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Weight
1.6 kg
Reference
841
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Two young monks at prayer

These two hand-carved wooden figures of novice monks come from Burma (Myanmar) and are made in the Mandalay style of the mid-20th century. Both kneel with their feet tucked back and to the side. One holds his hands together in anjali, the gesture of greeting and respect; the other rests his hands on his knees. Each has a shaven head, inlaid eyes and a wide smile.

Materials and decoration

The skin is painted white over a dark ground, and the robe is finished in red-orange lacquer. A gilt sash carved in relief crosses one shoulder, decorated with scrollwork, small metal and mirrored studs, and green and red glass inlay in the Burmese glass-mosaic technique known as hmanzi. A band runs around each ankle.

Condition

The pair has not been restored to look new. The white layer is strongly crackled, and on the faces, heads, arms and hands it has flaked away in places down to the dark ground. The fingertips of the praying figure are damaged and some of the glass inlay is missing. Most of the red lacquer survives and is still glossy, with wear on the knees and feet. There is no visible break through either body.

Object details

  • Origin: Burma (Myanmar)
  • Style and date: Mandalay style, mid-20th century
  • Material: hand-carved wood, white paint, red lacquer, gilt sash with glass inlay
  • Praying figure, height × width: 22 × 15 cm
  • Figure with hands on the knees, height × width: 22.5 × 15 cm
  • Combined weight: 1.6 kg
  • SKU: 841

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Pair of Burmese Wooden Kneeling Monks – Mandalay Style – Mid-20th Century

Pair of Burmese Wooden Kneeling Monks – Mandalay Style – Mid-20th Century

€244,00

Pair of Burmese Wooden Kneeling Monks – Mandalay Style – Mid-20th Century

Pair of Burmese Wooden Kneeling Monks – Mandalay Style – Mid-20th Century

€244,00