Here one more tribal art from The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Nos 26 B to N
13 folios (kha-ga); single cord hole.
6 lines, 32 char., Pali. Burmese tamarind-seed large script in black lacquer.
Paginated with Burmese letters.
Interlines: decorated with snippets of gilt foliage.
Borders: decorated with gilt running acheik patterns.
Middle folio margins: (1.5 cm).; decorated with a repeating lotus pattern.
First folio recto: decorated with a series of 7 interlaced compartments filled with alternating deva and naga figures.
First folio verso: text within margins (11.5 cm) decorated with devas.
Second folio recto: mirrors preceeding side.
Penultimate folio verso: see first folio verso.
Final folio recto: mirrors preceeding side.
Final folio verso: see first folio recto.
Undated.
Nos. 26 & 26A
Pair of shaped kyan (binding boards); Decorated with wide margins of a leafy design and a series of 5 compartment with alternating hintha and deva figures [manuscript cover]
A stiffened cloth Kamawa-sa (Burmese Buddhist Ms.) and pair of wood Kyan (binding boards). Pali text, tamarind seed script, lacquered and gilded with figurative and foliate decorative motifs. Late 19th or early 20th century.
John Lowry, Burmese Art, London Her Majesty's Stationery Office 1974, Pl. 1.
Ralph Isaacs & T. Richard Blurton, Visions from the Golden Land - Burma and the art of lacquer; British Museum Press 2000; Cat. & ill. 71
No date but said to be found in 1885 at the palace in Mandalay.
Burmese Votive Tablets by Dr. Richard M. Cooler
The most numerous and, perhaps, the most intimate objects from the Pagan period are the clay votive tablets that were stamped out and signed by many kings and nobles. The creation of these tablets, each displaying at least one image of the Buddha and some including over 100 images, was thought to produce good merit for its maker. The incentive for their creation is not in doubt, like so much concerning the Pagan Period, because many donors wrote and signed their intentions on the back of the tablet. King Anawratha’s tablets state that “This Buddha was made, with his own hands, by Sri Maharaja Aniruddhadeva, with the object of emancipation [i.e. gaining Nirvanna]”. Anawratha’s tablets had his tablets inserted into religious foundations throughout his kingdom.
The face of the tablet often displays a Buddha in bhumisparsa mudra seated within a temple that is similar to the one constructed at Bodhgaya, India, where the Buddha achieved enlightenment. Two lines of Sanskrit in North Indian characters of the 10th to 11th centuries is often imprinted below the Buddha images. This is a statement of the Buddhist creed in its most compressed and basic form: “The Buddha hath the causes told, Of all things springing from causes, And also how things cease to be, Tis this the Mighty Monk proclaims”.
Although the use of votive tablets at Pagan continued a tradition that originated in India and some tablets found in the two countries are identical, it is clear that votive plaques were created at Pagan because bronze and clay molds have been discovered there. Also, the Pagan donors signed many of the plaques in script.
Verso writing states
tablet made by King Anawratha’s
wife, Oueen Chipe
Ref: http://www.seasite.niu.edu/burmese/Cooler/Chapter_3/Part4/Images/pagan_period_4.htm
Date - 9th- 10th Century ( Made )
Material and Techniques- Elliptical buff clay
Object - Votive plaque
Materials -Terracotta
Techniques - Impressed
Place of origin - Pagan , Burma ( Myanmar )
Current Location - British Museum
Date - 13thC
Dimensions - Height: 19.5 centimetres
Description
Votive plaque. Buddha beneath a triple arch and a parasol, in the earth-touching gesture. The tree is shown by branches with the Bodhi leaf. The small surrounding Buddhas in pearled niches with indications of a tree above and around them are a series of twenty-eight predecessors of the 'historical' Buddha. Two ‘stūpas’ fill spaces at the top, and a line of Burmese characters runs at the bottom of the impression. Inscribed with Burmese characters. Made of impressed terracotta.
Inscriptions
Inscription Type: inscription
Inscription Script: Burmese
Inscription Position: bottom
Inscription Comment: A line of Burmese characters runs at the bottom of the impression.
Curator's comments
Zwalf 1985
Another example of Burmese votive plaques of Indian type shows the Buddha beneath a triple arch and a parasol, in the earth-touching gesture associated with Bodh Gayā. The tree is shown by branches with the unmistakable Bodhi leaf. The small surrounding Buddhas in pearled niches with indications of a tree above and around them are a series of twenty-eight predecessors of the 'historical' Buddha. Two ‘stūpas’ fill spaces at the top, and a line of Burmese characters runs at the bottom of the impression.
Object- Votive Tablet
Title- Votive Tablet, 12th century
Date- 12th century
Place of origin - Pegu, Burma
Techniques-Terracotta, deeply impressed from an intaglio mould
Dimensions- 3 3/8 x 2 3/8 x 3/8 in. (8.6 x 6 x 1 cm)
Current Location- Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA)
Museum number- M.91.237 ( Not currently on public view )
Note - Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Haskia Hasson (M.91.237)
The votive is not really sharp and clear but I think it's does not look like 12th Century. It could be 14th Century.
Here , one more votive tablet from Harvard Art Museum. This is very similar to the votive from Victoria & Albert Museum, so I believe need not to describe. I saw 3 line of script at the bottom of votive and if anyone could add more information, please feel free to left comments.
Votive Plaque Depicting Seated Buddha, 12th Century
Harvard Art Museum/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Max Loehr, 1964.2
Physical description
This image shows the large square pagoda with huge cracks in the brick work running from the top of the building to the bottom.
Place of Origin - Burma
Date - August 1855 - November 1855 (photographed)
Artist/maker - Tripe, Linnaeus
Materials and Techniques - salted paper print froma waxed paper (calotype) negative
Object history note
This photograph was one of a series from 'Burma Views' which was presented to the V&A in July 1909 by Lady Ida Low, wife of Malcolm Low, Esq., of the Bengal Civil Service and daughter-in-law of General Sri John Low. As a member of the Council of India in 1857, Sir John Low received the Burma Views (1857) set on 15th April 1857.
This photograph was published in the album Burma Views 1857, by Captain L. Tripe, official photographer to the Government of India's Mission to Ava [Burma]. Tripe made over 200 photographs during this trip, and the captions to the images are thought to be a collaboration between Tripe and the secretary to the Mission to Ava, Henry Yule.
Tripe’s Burma Views were distributed widely and were very well received. Tripe sent 50 copies to Calcutta. Fourteen sets from these were distributed by the Government of India, including seven sets to members of the Mission to Ava, former capital of Burma. Twenty sets were ordered by the East India Company’s Court of Directors, and most were given to members of the Court. It is not known what happened to the remaining sixteen sets. Due to Tripe’s ownership of the negatives, he printed a selection of his photographs for further distribution. A set of 92 views of Burma was given to the King of Prussia, and more sets were given to the Madras Photographic Society and associated figures. Two hundred and ninety additional prints were offered for sale at 2 Rupees per print at Griffiths and Co., Madras.
Historical context note
In April 1855 Lord Dalhousie, governor general of India, advised on a political trip to Amerapoora, Burma following the annexation of Pengu (part of Burma) by the British after the 1852 Anglo-Burmese war. Tripe was sent to accompany the party in 1855 as official photographer. The photographs he made during his stay resulted in his album of 122 images, Burma Views, published in 1857. These photographs result from this project, and have Tripe’s original numbering and titles on their mounts.
Descriptive line
Photograph, 19th century, No. 97 from series 'Burma Views' by Linnaeus Tripe, 'Mengoon. Pagoda from N. W.', albumen print, Burma, 1855
Labels and date - Mengoon Pagoda
Mengoon (Mingun), 1790–1819
By Linnaeus Tripe (1822–1902)
Albumen print, 1855
Museum no. 1578-1909
This large brick pagoda was begun during the reign of King Bodawpaya but remained incomplete after his death in 1819. The brick base of the lower terrace is 36 metres high, one-third the size of the intended structure. In 1838 an earthquake reduced sections to rubble. [59 words]
Attribution Note
Edition number unknown. This print was probably made to go into the album 'Burma Views', of which 50 full sets were produced. Additional prints were produced by Tripe for different sets of Burma images.
A distant view of the landscape, with the ruins of many pagodas and built structures in the foreground. White in colour, the Gauda-Palen pagoda stands out in the distance. The Irrawaddy river and mountains are in the background.
This photograph was one of a series from 'Burma Views' which was presented to the V&A in July 1909 by Lady Ida Low, wife of Malcolm Low, Esq., of the Bengal Civil Service and daughter-in-law of General Sri John Low. As a member of the Council of India in 1857, Sir John Low received the Burma Views (1857) set on 15th April 1857.
See Registry files for papers on acceptance of gift.
See Dewan p.235 for listings of other copies of the same photograph elsewhere.
This photograph was published in the album Burma Views 1857, by Captain L. Tripe, official photographer to the Government of India's Mission to Ava [Burma]. Tripe made over 200 photographs during this trip, and the captions to the images are thought to be a collaboration between Tripe and the secretary to the Mission to Ava, Henry Yule.
Tripe’s Burma Views were distributed widely and were very well received. Tripe sent 50 copies to Calcutta. Fourteen sets from these were distributed by the Government of India, including seven sets to members of the Mission to Ava, former capital of Burma. Twenty sets were ordered by the East India Company’s Court of Directors, and most were given to members of the Court. It is not known what happened to the remaining sixteen sets. Due to Tripe’s ownership of the negatives, he printed a selection of his photographs for further distribution. A set of 92 views of Burma was given to the King of Prussia, and more sets were given to the Madras Photographic Society and associated figures. Two hundred and ninety additional prints were offered for sale at 2 Rupees per print at Griffiths and Co., Madras.
In April 1855 Lord Dalhousie, governor general of India, advised on a political trip to Amerapoora, Burma following the annexation of Pengu (part of Burma) by the British after the 1852 Anglo-Burmese war. Tripe was sent to accompany the party in 1855 as official photographer. The photographs he made during his stay resulted in his album of 122 images, Burma Views, published in 1857. These photographs result from this project, and have Tripe’s original numbering and titles on their mounts
Photograph, 19th century, No.10 of series 'Burma Views' by Linneaus Tripe, 'Pugahm Myo. Distant View of Gauda-palen', salted paper print, Burma, 1855
Dewan, Janet. The Photographs of Linnaeus Tripe: A Catalogue Raisonné. Toronto: Art Gallery of Ontario, 2003, p.235.
Distant View of Gauda-palen (Gawdapalin)
Pugahm Myo (Bagan), 1180–1250
By Linnaeus Tripe (1822–1902)
In this panoramic view, Tripe shows the extent to which the ruins of pagodas and temples were scattered along the Irrawaddy River, sometimes to a depth of three miles. He captures the graceful quality of the Gawdapalin pagoda or ‘Throne of Obeisance’ as it rises above the other ruins. [49 words]
Albumen print, 1855
Museum no. 1500-1909
Edition number unknown. This print was probably made to go into the album 'Burma Views', of which 50 full sets were produced. Additional prints were produced by Tripe for different sets of Burma images.
This photograph shows a European man in uniform standing infront of a manuthiha, a seated creature with a human nead and the body of a lion.
Height: 15.8 cm (image)
Width: 12.7 cm (image)
Height: 33.2 cm (mount)
Width: 26.8 cm (mount)
'Corner of great Pagoda' by John McCosh, calotype, Burma, 1850s
Manuthiha, Guardian at the Shwe-Dagon Pagoda
Rangoon (Yangon), About AD 600
By John McCosh (1805–85)
A manuthiha is a seated creature with a human head and the body of a lion. Believed to ward off danger, they are sometimes found guarding the corners of a pagoda. John McCosh was a doctor and amateur photographer stationed in Burma during the Anglo-Burmese War of 1852. This rare photograph is one of the earliest surviving images of the region. [60 words]
Albumen print, 1852–3
Museum no. 85,300
Nagayoung Pagoda, Amerapoora (နဂါး႐ံုဘုရား၊ အမရပူရ)
