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Object Type
Museum number: 1998,0723.105
Description: Drinking cup made of woven split bamboo, and lacquer. The interior is covered in plain red cinnabar lacquer, while the exterior is decorated in a frame pattern, in the yun technique in what is probably a version of gwin-shet, with the frames inhabited by the 8 Days of the Week in red, yellow/green and marroon lacquer. Two panels of inscription appear at the lip of the cup (currently untranslated). On the base is a displaying bird (?peacock).
Production ethnic group
Production date: 20thC (mid)
Production place: Made in: Pagan (Probably)
Materials: bamboo; lacquer
Technique: woven; yun; lacquered
Dimensions: Diameter: 11 centimetres; Height: 8 centimetres (max (lip is broken))
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Bibliographic references
Location: Not on display
Condition: The rim is uneven and chipped.
Subjects: bird; eight days of the week
Acquisition name: Donated by: Ralph H Isaacs; Donated by: Mrs Ruth Isaacs
Acquisition date: 1998
Acquisition notes: Bought by Mr. Isaacs from U Myo Nyunt. He is described in Isaacs unpublished as, 'ex-Pagan'.
Department: Asia
Registration number: 1998,0723.105
Additional IDs: Miscellaneous number: Isaacs 105

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