Burmese Pagan Lacquer Tray (Byat) - Circa 1900 Material - Coral Horses hold strong symbolic meaning

Horses hold strong symbolic meaning in Indian folk culture

(Mirror excluding frame 40cms diameter)

A pair of Chinese ancestor portrait hanging scrolls

These Indian antique painted doors and frame hark from Kutch and have been reclaimed from an old haveli

This particular table is from Hong Kong and dates back to the 1950's

Burmese Pagan Lacquer Tray (Byat) - Circa 1900 Material - Coral Horses hold strong symbolic meaningBurmese lacquer tray (byat), made in Pagan (Bagan), central Myanmar, and decorated in the traditional yun technique. The design is finely incised into the lacquer surface and filled with red, black, and yellow pigments, a method long associated with Pagan workshops and considered the highest expression of Burmese lacquer craftsmanship. The central panel depicts elephant mounted royal figures attended by retainers, arranged within stylised architecture