Shwe-chi-hto (embroidered tapestry)
Embroidered tapestry.
The dancing figures of the kinnari and kinnara fill the centre of this tapestry or shwe-chi-hto (gold-thread embroidery). As seen in this handmade piece, they are often accompanied by mythical or auspicious animals such as the lion or chinthe, the elephant and the peacock. The peacock, long identifi...
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Shwe-chi-hto (embroidered tapestry) [electronic resource]. |
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Embroidered tapestry. |
| Format: | Physical Object |
| Language: | English |
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[20th century].
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SOAS Digital Library.
REGIONS. FORMATS. ARTE. RSEA. ISOAS. |
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