Burma: members of the royal family accompanied by courtiers and drummers drive oxen through a rice paddy to inaugurate the annual crop. Gouache painting.

Date:: [between 1800 and 1899]

Reference:: 727623i

Part of:: Burma: courtly ceremonies, amusements and sports. Gouache paintings.

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Burma: courtly ceremonies, amusements and sports. Gouache paintings.
- Burma: members of the royal family accompanied by courtiers and drummers drive oxen through a rice paddy to inaugurate the annual crop. Gouache painting.727623i

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The royal ploughing ceremony, enacted in Thailand, Burma, etc.

Publication/Creation

[between 1800 and 1899]

Physical description

1 painting : gouache ; image and border 35.5 x approximately 75 cm

Reference

Wellcome Collection 727623i

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