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Kneeling Princess

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Red lacquered wood with gilding


Burma/Myanmar; 19th Century

BC 86.01.16.00; Northern Illinois University

Konrad and Sarah Bekker Collection


Here is a donor princess, kneeling in court robes in the style of the Mandalay court. Her hair is falling down on her crown, and as revealed by her hand gesture, she is paying homage to Buddha.

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