This stunning catalogue presents an exceptional collection of rare Burmese silver. Accompanied by detailed photographs and explanatory texts, this groundbreaking book proposes a new way of looking at Burmese silver.Names, dates, places, and stories identifying the who, when, where, and what of Burmese silver has been the focus of publications on the topic. Are these questions the best way to understand silver, however? Alexandra Green argues that they are not. Too few pieces provide reliable information about silversmiths, production locations, and dates to allow for a comprehensive understanding of the subject. Instead, a close examination of silver patterns reveals strong links with Burmese art history reaching as far back as the Bagan period (11th to 13thcenturies), connections with contemporary artistic trends, and participation within the wider world of silversmithing.The first European to write about Burmese silver was H. L. Tilly, a colonial official from the late 19th into the early 20thcentury. Tasked with collecting objects for various fairs and exhibitions, he took an interest in Burmese art, publishing articles and books from the 1880s onwards. While much of what he wrote was factually inaccurate and coloured by the prejudices and stereotypes common at the time, his two volumes on Burmese silver published in 1902 and 1904 contain pictures of pieces from the early to mid 19thcentury. These enable a reconstruction of how silver designs evolved as the country was...

Binding: Hardback;256 pages; Publisher: Ad Ilissum; Classification: AC; Weight: 1998 g; Dimensions: 254 x 288 x 32

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