Title
Votive food container
Year/Period
Late 19th century
Region
Myanmar
Material
Technique
Dimension
Object size: H:53.0 x Dia:34.0 cm
Accession No.
2000-00814
Collection of
This offering vessel, also known as hsun-ok, was used to carry food offerings to a monastery on special occasions.The body consists of a wide bowl set on a pedestal, while the cover resembles a stupa, the architectural form traditionally used to house precious relics. The exterior of the vessel is decorated with elaborate relief work made of thayo—a mixture of lacquer, sawdust, clay and ash—gilding and coloured glass inlay.
