Gilded Teak Standing Mandalay Buddha - Ca 1920 Jewellery Boxes Recovered from a property that

Recovered from a property that has since fallen into disrepair

The Kathi were a ruling caste in Saurashtra and these chests would have contained a grand dowry

a motif associated with fertility

It has a large interior space and a distressed green painted finish

Gilded Teak Standing Mandalay Buddha - Ca 1920 Jewellery Boxes Recovered from a property thatThis unusual gilded teak standing Mandalay Buddha is from Burma and was crafted during the Mandalay period (1853 1948), more specifically circa 1920's. It has clear Tai Yai influences, specifically the painted eyes and uncommon atire which are uncommon for Mandalay Buddhas. Buddha can be seen with a youthful expression wearing traditional Burmese attire with inlaid coloured glass decoration, unlike earlier pieces, his eyes are painted, not glass. He