DE BAECQUE et Associés - Paris
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Burmese Kinnari
See original version (French)
2
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Burmese Kinnari
See original version (French)
Estimate €600 - €800
Voluntary lot
Description
Burmese Kinnari
Wood with traces of polychromy and gilding, inlays
Burma, Mandalay, 18th century
H. 94 cm
This figure, carved from wood, gilded with gold leaf and inlaid with coloured glass mosaics, depicts a Kinnari, a celestial deity from the Buddhist pantheon in her half-human, half-bird form. She wears a tall, conical gilded tiara and large, ornate earrings. She is clad in a loose-fitting garment with flared sleeves, inlaid with small coloured glass pieces.
(In good overall condition despite visible wear and traces of gilding)
See original version (French)
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