Votive Tablet of Buddha Shakyamuni, circa 1050-1100  

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Subject - Votive Tablet of Buddha Shakyamuni

Place of origin - Burma ( Myanmar )
Preiod - circa 1050-1100

Medium - Terracotta

Dimension - 5 1/2 x 4 3/8 in. (13.97 x 11.11 cm)

Current Location - Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA)

Museum no - (AC1997.72.1) Not currently on public view

Special note - Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Denis Robinson

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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.


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11-12th C Burmese Votive at Harvard Art Museum  

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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

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Votive Plaque (Sâccha) 11th C Burma, Pagan  

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Object-Votive Plaque (Sâccha)
Title-Depicting Buddha in Bhumisparsa Mudra
Date-11th century, reign of King Aniruddha
Techniques-Terracotta, deeply impressed from an intaglio mould
Place-Pagan, Burma
Dimensions-13.3 x 9.5 x 0.9 cm (5 1/4 x 3 3/4 x 3/8 in.)

Current Location- Harvard Art Museum/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Louis Sidney Thierry Memorial Fund, 1981.34
Museum number- 1981.34


This clay votive tablet, reportedly found at Pegu, Burma (now Myanmar), depicts the Buddha seated beneath the tower of the Mahabodhi temple at Bodh Gaya, in eastern India. He is seated in the Bhumisparsa Mudra pose with his right hand in the gesture of touching or witnessing the earth (bhumisparsa mudra), the gesture which more than any other represents the moment of his enlightenment.

He is flanked by seated figures of the Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara on the left and right. The branches of the Bodhi tree, under which the Buddha achieved enlightenment, branch out from the central niche. In the upper part of the tablet are a number of small votive stupas (the funeral mound which housed the Buddha's relics and which became the symbol of his transcendental form and the primary Buddhist momument). At the bottom is the two lines of a Buddhist prayer in the devanagari script. Clay votive tablets of the Buddha, quotes from Buddhist texts, and divine figures represent a significant element of the archaeological record of early Buddhist sites in Pagan period.
I am not ready to describe the script and remain uncertain for the time being.

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Mengoon pagoda from N.W (Mingun)  

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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.

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1855 Bagan  

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Physical description

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.

Place of Origin - Burma

Date - Burma - August 1855 to November 1855 (photographed)
1857 (printed and published)

Artist/maker- Tripe, Linnaeus

Materials and Techniques - Salted paer print from 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.
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.

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

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Photograph, 19th century, No.10 of series 'Burma Views' by Linneaus Tripe, 'Pugahm Myo. Distant View of Gauda-palen', salted paper print, Burma, 1855

Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no)

Dewan, Janet. The Photographs of Linnaeus Tripe: A Catalogue Raisonné. Toronto: Art Gallery of Ontario, 2003, p.235.

Labels and date

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

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.

Shape - rectangular

Subjects depicted - Buddhist

Categories - Photographs; Buddhism; Architecture

Production Type and Product Note - Limited edition

Collection code - IND

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1852 Manuthiha at Shwe-Dagon Pagoda  

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Manuthiha, Guardian at the Shwe-Dagon Pagoda; Corner of great pagoda

Object - Photograph Place of origin - Burma ( photographed Date - 1852 Artist/ Maker - McCosh, John (Dr) ( photographer ) Material and Techniques - Calotype Gallery Location - Victoria & Albert Museum, London ( In Store ) Museum number - 85 : 300

Physical description

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.

Dimensions

Height: 15.8 cm (image)
Width: 12.7 cm (image)
Height: 33.2 cm (mount)
Width: 26.8 cm (mount)

Descriptive line

'Corner of great Pagoda' by John McCosh, calotype, Burma, 1850s

Labels and date

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

Shape - rectangular

Subjects depicted - Buddhist

Categories - Photographs; Buddhism

Collection code - IND

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Manuthiha, Guardian at the Shwe-Dagon Pagoda; Corner of great pagoda

Object - Photograph
Place of origin - Burma ( photographed
Date - 1852
Artist/ Maker - McCosh, John (Dr) ( photographer )
Material and Techniques - Calotype
Gallery Location - Victoria & Albert Museum, London ( In Store )
Museum number - 85 : 300

Physical description

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.

Dimensions

Height: 15.8 cm (image)
Width: 12.7 cm (image)
Height: 33.2 cm (mount)
Width: 26.8 cm (mount)

Descriptive line

'Corner of great Pagoda' by John McCosh, calotype, Burma, 1850s

Labels and date

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

Shape - rectangular

Subjects depicted - Buddhist

Categories

Photographs; Buddhism

Collection code

IND

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Ruined Tazoung, Tsagain Myo (Sagain)  

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Ruined Tazoung, Tsagain Myo (Sagain)

Object-Photograph

Place of origin -Sagai, Burma

Date -August 1855 to November 1855 (photographed)
1857 (printed and published)

Artist / Marker - Tripe, Linnaeus ( photographer )

Material and Techniques - Salted paper print from a waxed paper (calotype) negative

Gallery location - In Store, Victoria & Albert Museum

Museum number - 1511 - 1909

Physical description

This image is of a large wooden shrine. It has a tiered roof structure, the bottom section of the roof is badly damaged. Through the damaged roof and the missing wooden beams it is possible to see the the statue of a seated Buddha and attendant figues inside the shrine. There are several other pagodas and building in the background.

Dimensions

Height: 24 cm (within mount)
Width: 34.4 cm (within mount)
Height: 38 cm (mount)
Width: 49.5 cm (mount)

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.
See Registry files for papers on acceptance of gift.
See Dewan p.244 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.

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. 30 from series 'Burma Views' by Linnaeus Tripe, 'Tsagain Myo. Ruined Tazoung', albumen print, Burma, 1855

Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no)

Dewan, Janet. The Photographs of Linnaeus Tripe: A Catalogue Raisonné. Toronto: Art Gallery of Ontario, 2003, p.244.

Labels and date

Ruined Tazoung
Tsagain Myo (Sagain)
By Linnaeus Tripe (1822–1902)

A tazoung is an open-sided wooden pavilion housing a shrine to the Buddha, to which worshippers take offerings. Unlike the grand pagodas and temples that Tripe usually photographed, this evocative image captures the serenity of the Buddha figure in what is probably a simple roadside shrine. There are numerous tazoungs like this in the Burmese countryside. [56 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.

Shape - rectangular

Subjects depicted -Buddhist

Categories- Photographs; Architecture; Buddhism

Production Type and Product Note - Limited edition

Collection code - IND


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Nagayoung Pagoda, Amerapoora  

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Nagayoung Pagoda, Amerapoora (နဂါး႐ံုဘုရား၊ အမရပူရ)


Object - Photograph
Place of origin - Burma (photographed)
Date - 1855
Artist/Maker- Tripe, Linnaeus (photographer)
Materials and Techniques - Albumen print from waxed paper (calotype) negative
Museum number- 1534-1909
Gallery location: Victoria & Albert Museum , In store

Physical description
This images shows the striking nagayoung pagoda. The large naga, or serpent, towers over the roof. There is an arched entrance to the left of the main structure. The sky area is very faint with very little colour tone.


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. See Registry files for papers on acceptance of gift. See Dewan p.260 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.


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. 53 from series 'Burma Views' by Linnaeus Tripe, 'Amerapoora. Nagayoung Pagoda', albumen print, Burma, 1855
Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no)
Dewan, Janet. The Photographs of Linnaeus Tripe: A Catalogue Raisonné. Toronto: Art Gallery of Ontario, 2003, p.260.
Labels and date
Nagayoung Pagoda (Nagayon) Amerapoora (Amarapura), 1800–50 By Linnaeus Tripe (1822–1902)
The large naga, or serpent, towering over the roof gives this white stone pagoda its name. It shelters the central shrine containing a Buddha image, while two long nagas border the staircase. The pagoda symbolises the story of the Naga Mucalinda, who is said to have sheltered the Buddha during a storm.
Albumen print, 1855 Museum no. 1534-1909


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.
Techniques -Calotype
Subjects depicted - Buddhist
Categories -Photographs; Architecture; Buddhism
Collection code -IND

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1855 Burma Landscape  

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Colossal Statue of the Gautama close to the N.end of the wooden bridge

Object - Photographed

Place of origin - Burma (Photographed)

Date- 1855 Artist/Maker - Tripe, Linnaeus ( photographer ) Materials and Techniques- Salted paper print from waxed paper ( calotype )negative Current Location - Victoria & Albert Museum Museum number - 1527 - 1909 Gallery Location - In Store

Physical description

A colossal stone figure of the Buddha surrouned by trees and small zedi (stupas/pagodas).

Date

August 1855 to November 1855 (photographed)
1857 (printed and published)

Dimensions

Height: 249 mm (photographic print)
Width: 341 mm (photographic print)

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.
See Registry files for papers on acceptance of gift.
See Dewan p.255 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.

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.46 from series 'Burma Views' by Linneaus Tripe, 'Colossal Statue of Gautama close to the N.end of the wooden bridge', salted paper print, 1855

Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no)

Dewan, Janet. The Photographs of Linnaeus Tripe: A Catalogue Raisonné. Toronto: Art Gallery of Ontario, 2003, p.255.

Labels and date

Colossal Statue of the Gautama Buddha
Amerapoora (Amarapura), 1786
By Linnaeus Tripe (1822–1902)

Measuring 11.4 metres in height, this figure sits in the pose of bhumisparsha mudra, in which the Buddha calls the earth goddess to witness his enlightenment. It acquired the popular name ‘Left in the Sun Image’ as it did not originally have a roof over it. Now sheltered, it is known as the Taung-min-Gyi Buddha.

Subjects depicted - Tree, Pagodas; Buddha

Production Type and Product Note -Limited edition

Collection code - IND

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Object-Photograph
Place of origin-Burma (photographed)
Date-1855
Artist/Maker- Tripe, Linnaeus (photographer)
Materials and Techniques-Salted paper print from waxed paper (calotype) negative
Museum number-1596-1909

Shwe-Dagon is the most important pagoda and pilgrimage site in Myanmar. The structure dates from about 600 AD. In this near view, the main zedi (pagoda) is covered in a scaffolding of bamboo. The structure was put up to enable the regilding of the zedi with gold leaf, an operation that routinely happens to this day. The trees in the foreground are today replaced with a wide forecourt dotted with smaller zedi and shrines.
Linneaus Tripe created one of earliest photographic records of Burma (Myanmar). His reputation as a photographer developed in India where he was employed in the East India Company army. Appointed to accompany the first British diplomatic mission to Burma in 1855, he was instructed to record information about the country. Tripe took over 100 images, demonstrating his skill in observation and composition. He used calotypes or paper negatives, which gave the prints a ‘soft-focus’ look.
Physical description
This image shows one large zedi (pagoda) with several smaller ones nearby. The main zedi is covered in a scaffolding of bamboo. There are trees surrounding the structures.

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. See Registry files for papers on acceptance of gift. See Dewan p.255 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
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. 115 from series 'Burma Views' by Linnaeus Tripe, 'Rangoon. Near view of the [Shwe Dagon] Pagoda', albumen print, Burma, 1855
Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no)
Dewan, Janet. The Photographs of Linnaeus Tripe: A Catalogue Raisonné. Toronto: Art Gallery of Ontario, 2003, p.307.
Labels and date
Near View of the Shwe-Dagon Pagoda Rangoon (Yangon), About AD 600 By Linnaeus Tripe (1822–1902)
Shwe-Dagon is the most important pagoda and pilgrimage site in Myanmar. Here, the main zedi is covered in a scaffolding of bamboo. The structure was put up to enable the regilding of the zedi with gold leaf, an operation that routinely happens to this day. The trees in the foreground are today replaced with a wide forecourt dotted with smaller zedi and shrines. [63 words]
Albumen print, 1855 Museum no. 1596-1909
Associated names - Tripe, Linnaeus

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.


Photographs; Architecture; Buddhism
Production Type and Product Note
Limited edition

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1855 Burma Landscape  

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West Entrance to the Shwe-San-dau pagoda, Prome

Object - Photograph
Place of origin - Burma ( made )
Date - 1855
Artist/Maker - Tripe, Linnaeus (photographer)
Materials and Technique - Salted paper print from waxed paper (calotype) negative
Current Location - Victoria & Albert Museum
Museum number - 1485 -1909
Gallery Location - In Store

Physical description

This image shows the entrance to the pagoda (zedi/stupa). Just visible behind the tiered roof structure of of the entrance is the wide spire of the pagoda. Unlike Indian or Sri Lankan stupas, the Burmese zedi were constructed so that worshipers could enter the sacred space.

The entrance is surrouned by other built stuctures and trees and foliage.

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.
See Registry files for papers on acceptance of gift.
See Dewan p.222 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.

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 3 from series 'Burma Views' by Linneaus Tripe, 'Prome. West Entrance to the Shwe San-dau Pagoda', salted paper print, Burma, 1855

Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no)

Dewan, Janet. The Photographs of Linnaeus Tripe: A Catalogue Raisonné. Toronto: Art Gallery of Ontario, 2003, p.222.

Labels and date

West Entrance to the Shwe-San-dau Pagoda (Shwesandaw)
Prome (Pyay), 1100–1200
By Linnaeus Tripe (1822–1902)

Shwesandaw, said to enshrine hair relics of the Buddha, is one of the holiest pilgrimage sites in Prome. Unlike Indian or Sri Lankan stupas, the Burmese zedi were constructed so that worshipers could enter the sacred space. This image shows the wide spire of the stupa or zedi just visible in the background, behind the tiered structure of the entrance.

Albumen print, 1855
Museum no. 1485-1909

Associated names - Tripe, Linnaeus

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.

Subjects depicted -Buddhist

Categories - Photographs; Architecture; Buddhism

Production Type and Product Note - Limited edition

Collection code - IND

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Nagri-Sanskrit  

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Chris allowed me to post this Unique photo in my blog. He have taken this photo in V&M museum, because of unusual portion.


I can confirm that the " Mudra " is " Dhamacarkranmudra" .


Asanas is " Pralambana`sana ". This mudra and asanas have been confirmed that since Pyu, about 4-5 AD. As Chris said, this pieces is unusual but its' not rare.


ye dhamma` hetuppabuava`

tesam hetum tatha`gato

a`ha tesan` ca yo nirodho

evamva`di maha`samano


which is means

The condition which arise from a cause, of these the Tatha`gata has stated the cause, also the way of suppressing these same: this is the teaching of the Great Ascetic ( Buddha ).



Chris, Ancient traveller who loves art, reading, food( no meat or alcohol though), opera, cinema

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Sanskrit Texts 1786-1818  

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Sanskrit Texts exported into Myanmar between 1786 - 1818, by Dr Than Htun.

S/N Name ( Pali ) Name (Sanskrit) Description Year
1 Akkharibeda Aksarabheda Grammer 1786
2 Atisara ? Medicine 1786
3 Antayava ? Astrology 1786
4 Antaradasabala ? Astrology 1786
5 Anumati ? Logic 1786
6 Abhidantika Abhidhana-tika Dictionary 1786
7 Abhidhan nissaya* Abhidhana-nissaya Dictionary ?
8 Abhidan mu`la Abhidhana-mula Dictionary 1786
9 Amarasara Amarakosa-sara Astrology 1814
10 Amarulika Amarakosa-tika Poetry 1786
11 Amarulika Amarakosa-mula Poetry 1786
12 Ayudaya ? Astrology 1786
13 Ayubeda Ayurveda Astrology/Mediccal 1786-1808
14 Udabahatatthatika ? Law 1786
15 Udabahatatthamula ? Law 1786
16 Upadivadadipani ? Logic 1786
17 Ekakkharakosa Ekaksara-kosa Dictionary 1786
18 Ekakkharakosa nissaya Ekaksara-nissaya Dictionary 1786/1808
19 Osadharatanakara nissaya Ausadharatnakara-nissaya not sure not sure
20 Kapura mancara Karpuramanjari Logic 1786
21 Kalapkitmula Kalapakrit-mula Grammer 1786
22 Kalapakhyat mula Kalapaakhyata-mula Grammer 1786
23 Kalapunhatmula Kalapaunadi-mula Grammer 1786
24 Kalapkaraka mula Kalapakaraka-mula Grammer 1786
25 Kalapkitpancika Kalapakrit-panjika Grammer 1786
26 Kalapkitmula Kalapakrit-mula Grammer 1786-1808
27 Kalapgopinat karaka ? Grammer 1786
28 Kalapgopinat sandhi ? Grammer 1786
29 Kalapgopinat samas ? Grammer 1786
30 Kalaptaddhit mula Kalapa-taddhita-mula Grammer 1786
31 Kalapanamsula mula Kalapa-nama-ksudra-mula Grammer 1786
32 Kalapdipanikaraka Kalapa-dipani-karaka Grammer 1786
33 Kalapdipanitaddhit Kalapa-dipani-taddhita Grammer 1786
34 Kalapdipaninam Kalapa-dipani-nama Grammer 1786
35 Kalapdipanisandhi Kalapa-dipani-sandhi Grammer 1786
36 Kalapdipanisahas Kalapa-dipani Grammer 1786
37 Kalapparaset Kalapa-prasasta Grammer 1786
38 Kalapparasetkaraka Kalapa prasasta karaka Grammer 1786
39 Kalapparasetnam Kalapa prasastanam Grammer 1786
40 Kalapparaset sandhi Kalapa prasasta-sandhi Grammer 1786
41 Kaladparaset samas Kalapa prasasta-samasa Grammer 1786
42 Kalapsandhi mula Kalapa-sandhi-mula Grammer 1786
43 Kalapsandhimancika Kalapaa-sandhi-panjika Grammer 1786
44 Kalapsahasamula ? Grammer 1786
45 Kabyakasika ? Poetry 1786
46 Kabya candrika ? Kavya Poetry 1786
47 Kabyalankara Kavyalankara Poetry 1786
48 Kamaratana nissaya ? ? ?
49 Kamayatana ? Medical 1808
50 Kalidasamahakabyatika Kalidasa-mahakavyatika Poetry 1786
51 Kalidasamahkabya mula Kalidasa-mahakavya-mula Poetry 1786
52 Kasikhandha Kasikhandha ? 1786
53 Kushyamantali ? ? 1817
54 Kulannada ? Folk 1786
55 Kevalajadipani Kaivalyajadipani Logic 1786
56 Gajadisadipani ? Logic 1786
57 Gajashyatra Gajasastra on elephants 1810
58 Gamarasatantara mantara ? ? 1814
59 Garamahataprapurana ? ? 1814
60 Garitacintamani ? Medical 1808
61 Garudhammapurana ? ? 1814
62 Gunasiromani Gunasiroman Grammer 1786
63 Gurugutrakyiram ? ? 1816
64 Gottamasuttara Gautamasutra ? 1814
65 Gorikanashayatra ? ? 1814
66 Gratsandhi ? Astrology 1786
67 Grahasantiyatara Grahasanti-sastra on prophesying 1810
68 Gradavattha ? Logic 1786
69 Cankaraka ? Grammer 1786
70 Cannam ? Grammer 1786
71 Cansandhi ? Grammer 1786
72 Cansamas ? Grammer 1786
73 Curamani ? Grammer 1786
74 Chathapancasika ? Astrology 1786
75 Chandapancari Chandomanjari ? Thesaurus 1786
76 Janambhagi ? ? 1816
77 Jandaracintamani ? Medical 1808
78 jalasayasargga ? Astrology 1786
79 Jagadisidipani ? Logic 1786
80 Jataka candrima ? Astrology 1786
81 Jatakannava Jatakarnavo Astrology 1786
82 Jatakapadamati ? Astrology 1786
83 Jatakapharana ? Astrology 1786
84 Jatacandrika Jatakacandrika Astrology 1786
85 Jatisujataka nissaya ? ? ?
86 Jiram ? ? 1816
87 Jotitattha Jyotisatattva Astrology 1786
88 Jotitinnaya ? Astrology 1786
89 Jotidipika Jyotisadipika Astrology 1786
90 Jotiratana Jyotisaratna Astrology 1786
91 Jotirasagraha ? Astrology 1786
92 Jotisattha Jyotisasastra ? 1810
93 Jotisara ? Medical 1808
94 Takkikasiromani ? Logic 1786
95 Tattha cintamani Tattvacintamani Logic 1786
96 Tantarasara Tantrasara Astrology 1786
97 Tantarasarapum Tantrasarapuma Astrology 1786
98 Tantasara Tantrasara Medical 1808-1814
99 Titathamuttavamuna nayatana ? ? 1814
100 Tithitattha Tithitattva Astrology 1786
101 Tithisarupa ? Astrology 1786
102 Tithidipani Tithidipani Tattva Logic 1786
103 Danyapuja ? Astrology 1786
104 Dabyabhasa ? Grammer 1786
105 Dabyomasa ? Logic 1786
106 Dasadhatu ? Grammer 1786
107 Dayatatthatika Daya(bhaga) tattva-tika Law 1786
108 Dayatatthamula Daya9bhaga)tattva-mula Law 1786
109 Dayabhagatattha Dayabhagatattva Law 1786
110 Dayabhaganinnaya Dayabhagamula Law 1786
111 Dayabhasirddhanta Dayabhaga-siddhanta Law 1786
112 Dayadhikara Dayadhikara Law 1786
113 Dinasagraha ? Astrology 1786
114 Dibyaculamani ? Astrology 1786
115 Dibyatattha ? Astrology 1786
116 Digitattha ? Medical 1808
117 Dighaparasiddhanta ? ? 1817
118 Dipakacakra ? Astrology 1786
119 Drabagunmula Dravyaguna-mula Medical 1786
120 Drabyagun nissaya Dravyaguna-nissaya ? ?
121 Dribyagundipani Dravyaguna-dipani Medical 1786
122 Dhatulakkhana Dhatulaksana Grammer 1786
123 Dhammasattha Dharmasastra Law 1786
124 Dhatumala Dhatumala Grammer 1786
125 Dhatudhiratinibbayana ? ? Medical 1810
126 Dhatuprasamsa ? Medical ?
127 Dhatuprasamsa nissaya ? Medical 1810
128 Dhatumala Dhatumala Grammer 1786
129 Nana samas ? Grammer 1786
130 Narabhan ? ? 1814
131 Narabhantika ? ? 1814
132 Nagajunapariccheda Nagarjuna-pariccheda Medical 1786
133 Nanatthadhvani nissaya Nanrthadhivani-nisssaya Medical ?
134 Nanatthamaranimancari Nanrthamanimanjari Dictionary 1786
135 Pancakasakottara ? Folk 1786
136 Pancapakkhi ? Astrology 1786
137 Padesa ? ? 1816
138 Paramasadipani ? Logic 1786
139 Paribhasa ? Grammer 1786
140 Paninbyakaruinakgyat Panini-vyakarana-akhyata Grammer 1786
141 Parabhipakashyamuccala ? Astrology 1814
142 Pedantaparibhasa Vedanta-paribhasa Grammer 1786
143 Pratyantaradasapum ? Astrology ?
144 Pratyantarasa ? Astrology 1786
145 Bahuratanamaratantadipanitika Bahu-ratna-maratantradipani-tika ? 1814
146 Balapabodhana nissaya Balaprabodhana-nissaya ? ?
147 Balabandhi ? Grammer 1786
148 Brastininupana ? Astrology 1786
149 Brasasargga Brsotsarga Folk 1786
150 Buddhasirita ? ? 1817
151 Buddhadhikara Buddhadhikara Grammer 1786
152 Bedantasara Vedantasara ? 1817
153 Byatirekadipani Vyatirekadipani Logic 1786
154 Byatthidipani ? Logic 1786
155 Byavaharatattha Vyavahara-tattva Logic 1786
156 Bratthigrahopayadipani ? Logic 1786
157 Brahmavevatta Brahmavaivarta Folk 1786
158 Brui,haj nissaya Brhajjataka nissaya ? ?
159 Battiyamadhu ? Medical 1812
160 Bhasuti Bhasvati Astrology 1786
161 Bhasuti Kin;chan Bhasvati Astrology 1786
162 Bhasuti Caka.pre Bhasvati Astrology ?
163 Bhasuti nissaya Bhasvati nissaya Astrology ?
164 Bhavabrakarana Bhava-prakarana Astrology 1786
165 Bhidatamuttavali ? ? 1817
166 Bhudhamati Sutta ? ? 1817
167 Bhedampara ? ? 1817
168 Bhesajjanighantu Bhaisajya-nirghantu Medical 1810
169 Bhojavaratantarajaniti Bhojavaratantra-rajaniti ? 1814
170 Macagiram ? ? 1816
171 Madhukosa Madhukosa Medical 1786
172 Malamasattha Malamasa-sastra Astrology 1786
173 malimbucuttha ? Astrology 1786
174 Masankaramissa ? Grammer 1786
175 Manamedhammashyatta Manameyodayadhamasastra ? 1817
176 Muddhabodhamuledipani Mugdhaboda-mula Grammer 1786
177 Muddhabodhamuledipani Mugdhabodhamula-dipani Grammer 1786
178 Yogavabitadithi Yogavasista-drsti Grammer 1814
179 Ratanakosa Ratnakosa Dictionary 1786
180 Rasayanasamuccaya Rasayana-samuccaya Medical 1814
181 Rajaniti Rajaniti Conduct 1786-1814
182 rajabhisekakyam:nissaya Rajabhiseka ? ?
183 Ra(ja)mattan nissaya Rajamatram nissaya(9) ? ?
184 rajasam sargga Rajasamsarga Folk 1786
185 Lakkhana kyam;nissaya ? ? ?
186 Laghusamgraha nissaya Laghukaumudisamgraka-nissaya ? ?
187 Lilapati Lilavati Logic 1786/1814
188 Lokaniti Lokaniti Conduct 1786
189 Vakkhajatidipani ? Logic 1786
190 Vararoga ? Medical 1809
191 Vadakadipani ? Logic 1786
192 Varahisamhita Varaha-samhita Astrology 1814
193 Vasithacandarana Vasistha-candrayana Astrology 1814
194 Vipahapathala Vivaha-patala Astrology 1814
195 Vadyajjivana ? Medical 1814
196 Sanketakomudi Sanketakaumudi Astrology 1786
197 Samayabyadhipadesa Samaya byadhi-pradesa Medical 1808
198 Samayabradipa Samayapradipa Astrology 1786
199 Samratitattha Smrti-tattva Astrology 1786
200 Saradve tika ? Astrology 1786
201 Sardve nissaya ? Astrology ?
202 Saradve upm ? Astrology 1786
203 Saradve mula ? Astrology 1786
204 Saramancari Saramanjari Astrology 1786
205 Sararatukathana nissaya Sad-rtu-kathana-nissaya ? ?
206 Sararitukathana Sad-rtu-kathana-nissaya Medical 1786
207 Samanyadipani Samanyadipani Logic 1786
208 Sarakomudi nissaya Sarakaumudi-nissaya ? ?
209 Sarasankhepa Sarasankhepa Medical 1809
210 Sarasvati byakaruin Sarasvata-vyakarana ?Grammer ?
211 Siddhantarahassa Siddhanta-rahasya Logic 1786
212 Sipajra ? Astrology 1786
213 Sipatrabhaja ? Astrology 1814
214 Sivapuran Sivapurana Folk 1786
215 Siritatthacintamani Sritattva-cintamani Logic 1786
216 Suryyasiddhantakri Suryasiddhanta Astrology 1786-1801
217 Suryyasiddhanta nay Suryasiddhanta Astrology 1786
218 Suryyasiddhanta nissaya Suryasiddhanta nissaya Astrology ?
219 Sutramala Sutramala Grammer 1786
220 Supinaniddara Svapna-nidra( no dream ) ? 1810
221 Supinadyaya Svapnadhayaya Astrology 1786
222 Supinadhayaya nissaya Svapnadhyaya-nissaya ? ?
223 Suruta Suruta Medical 1814
224 Svarasatidipanisamas Sarasvatadipani-samasa Grammer 1786
225 Svarasatibyakarin akhyat Sarasvata-vyakarana-akhyata Grammer 1786
226 Svarasatibyakarin unhat Sarasvata-vyakarana-unadi Grammer 1786
227 Svarasatibyakarinkaraka Sarasvata-vyakarana-unadi Grammer 1786
228 svarasatibyakarinkit Sarasvata-vyakarannakrit Grammer 1786
229 Svarasatibyakarintaddhit Sarasvata-vyakarana-taddhita Grammer 1786
230 Svarasatibyakarinnam Sarasvata-vyakarana-nama Grammer 1786
231 Svarasatibyakarinisandhi Sarasvata-vyakarana-sandhi Grammer 1786
232 Svarasatibyakarin samas Sarasvata-vyakarana-samasa Grammer 1786
233 Satadapadattha Sat-padartha Grammer 1786
234 Sadacandrika sara-candrika Folk 1786
235 Huirashyatra Horasastra Astrology 1814
236 Hoaurabharana Horabharana Astrology 1814

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