Gilt Burmese Hsun-Ok Bowl on Stand - Late 19th Century Door Coffee Tables a warrior deity and a

a warrior deity and a real figure who lived during the Later Eastern Han dynasty (25€“220AD)

Dowry was normally gold jewellery and silk saris but sometimes brass cooking pots and other family treasures were exchanged

the friction heat softening the material so that it adheres to the surface

Guanyin is the Buddhist bodhisattva associated with compassion and equivalent to Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva

Gilt Burmese Hsun-Ok Bowl on Stand - Late 19th Century Door Coffee Tables a warrior deity and aHsun Ok bowls were primarily used by Burmese families to carry their food offerings to the temple which would be received by the monks. The bowls could also be used to display offerings next to an image of Buddha or at a shrine. This late 19th century Hsun Ok bowl is gilded lacquer on teak wood. The interior is red lacquer. Expertly crafted, the two halves fit together snugly and this classic style emulates the Buddhist stupas found across Burma. From