Scenes from the Thiri Rama, the Burmese adaptation of the Ramayana

U Paw Hnyun, ca. 1870–85

Artist

U Paw Hnyun (Burmese, second half 19th century)

Date

ca. 1870–85

Culture or place

Myanmar (Burma), Yangon or Mandalay

Medium

Pictorial textile hanging (kalaga); appliqué and embroidery on velvet with applied sequins, glass seed pearls, gold-gilt and silver-gilt metal thread

Size

Image: 79 in. × 14 ft. 7 1/2 in. (200.7 × 445.8 cm)

Type

Textiles

Museum

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Licence

Public domain: free to use, no permission needed