RECENT ACQUISITIONS - 2nd June
ANTIQUE 20thC BURMESE REPOUSSÉ SOLID SILVER "VESSANTARA JATAKA" VASE c.1915
£2,495.00
Antique early 20th Century exceptional Burmese (Myanmar) solid silver vase, repoussé decorated in high relief with scenes from Burmese mythology, depicting scenes from the Jataka Tales, specifically the Vessantara Jataka. The vase is meticulously repoussé decorated in high relief with a continuous narrative frieze depicting scenes from the Jataka Tales, one of the hundreds of stories recounting the former lives of the Buddha.
Reference Number: DO11786