Gilt Wooden Burmese Manuscript Box - Mid 20th Century Material - Paulownia Wood Shiva and Parvati's mounts

Shiva and Parvati's mounts

(Cypress wood )on the front framework

It was originally set into a wall

this piece is a truly unique item with a naturally distressed cracked paint finish

Gilt Wooden Burmese Manuscript Box - Mid 20th Century Material - Paulownia Wood Shiva and Parvati's mountsThis 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