Gilt Wooden Burmese Manuscript Box - Mid 20th Century Candlesticks 73 x 65 x 38

73 x 65 x 38

Features: Original peacock carvings

It comes complete with its original bone/ivory contents and has some minor restoration to the lacquer

the cabinet is divided into three sections

Gilt Wooden Burmese Manuscript Box - Mid 20th Century Candlesticks 73 x 65 x 38This wonderfully decorated manuscript box on stand (sadaik in Burmese) is decorated with majestic gold paintwork and coloured glass. It is a made in the traditional Burmese style and likely from Mandalay. It is a mid 20th century (circa 1960) production of an earlier style. These chests were used in monasteries for storing religious manuscripts and scrolls from water damage and mice. They were also sometimes used in the households of wealthy