
Dora Tan
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On this remarkable offering bowl, the artist successfully interweaves several key scenes from the Ramayana into a tapestry-style composition. His attention to foot placement, pose, and gesture in the culminating battle between Rama and Ravana beautifully bridges the literary and drama retellings of the Rama story, which both reached their zenith of popularity in the 19th century.
Of exquisite quality, this offering bowl stems from the height of the Silver Age, between 1880 and 1910. The bold and sophisticated depth of plane in the silversmith's repoussé work, finely chased details, well-articulated flora and textiles, and incorporation of landscape backdrops informed by European perspective, illustrate general transitions in decorative conventions seen in the decades abutting the turn of the 20th century.
Published:
Owens, Burmese Silver Art, pp.73-4 & 180, nos.3.51 & 4.125.