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ANTIQUE 20thC BURMESE REPOUSSÉ SOLID SILVER "MAHAJANAKA JATAKA" BOWL
£3,795.00
Antique 20th Century Burmese (Myanmar) solid silver bowl in circular form, finely chased with detailed scenes from the Mahajanaka Jataka. In the Mahajanaka Jataka, the bodhisattva who is later reborn as Siddhartha Gautama perfects the virtue of vigor (virya). Opening with a war and ending with the bodhisattva's reign of 7,000 years of peace, the jataka's representation in Burmese silver never disappoints in providing a great visual spectacle of caparisoned war elephants and cavalry.
The underside engraved with the makers mark "MG. SHWE YON BROS GOLD & SILVERSMITH RANGOON". Acid tested, showing a 900+ silver standard.
Reference Number: DO11315